Statements:
(i) Some individuals are weak in English.
(ii) All those who are weak in English are artists.
Conclusion:
Some artists are not individuals.
To solve this logical reasoning question, let's analyze the given statements and conclusions step-by-step.
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Statements Analysis:
- (i) Some individuals are weak in English.
- (ii) All those who are weak in English are artists.
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Conclusion Evaluation:
- The conclusion given is: Some artists are not individuals.
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Logical Deduction:
- From statement (i), we know that there is a subset of individuals who are weak in English.
- From statement (ii), since all those who are weak in English are also artists, this means the subset of individuals who are weak in English must also be artists.
- This does not imply that all artists are individuals, as the artists group can have members who are not part of the 'individuals' group.
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Conclusion Analysis:
- The conclusion states that some artists are not individuals.
- Given the logic above, it is possible that there are artists who are not part of the subset 'individuals who are weak in English', hence fulfilling the condition 'some artists are not individuals'.
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Explanation of Options:
- The conclusion is irrelevant: This is incorrect as the conclusion is directly related to the statements.
- The conclusion is definitely false: This cannot be true because the logic supports the possibility of the given conclusion.
- The conclusion is definitely true: This is the correct option as the logical deduction supports it.
- The conclusion is probably true: While the conclusion can be considered "probably true", it is more accurate to state it as "definitely true" based on logical deduction.
Thus, the appropriate choice is: The conclusion is definitely true.
Similar Questions
- Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statement(s).
Statements:
All Hummingbirds are Storks.
Some Storks are Flamingos.
Conclusions:
I. Some Hummingbirds are Flamingos.
II. No Flamingos are Hummingbirds. - Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All fathers are brothers.
All brothers are sons.
Conclusions:
(I) All fathers are sons.
(II) All brothers are fathers. - Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All flats are villas.
No villa is an apartment.
Conclusions:
(I) No flat is an apartment.
(II) No apartment is a villa. - Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All pins are bugs.
All pins are cows.
Conclusions:
(I): Some bugs are cows.
(II): All cows are pins. Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).
Statement:
Most students know English language.
Conclusions:
1. Some students know English language.
2. Some students do not know English language.
- Two statements are given below. Decide which of the options logically follow from these statements.
Statement 1 All bags are toys.
Statement 2: Some toys are suitcases. - Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
(i) All ships are boats.
(ii) All anchors are ships.
Conclusions:
I. All anchors are boats.
II. Some ships are anchors.
III. No anchor is boat.
IV. Some boats are anchors. - Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statement(s).
Statements:
All Wolves are Rhinoceroses.
No Rhinoceroses are Kangaroos.
Conclusions:
I: No Kangaroos are Wolves.
II: Some Kangaroos are Wolves. - Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All doors are carpets.
No carpet is a mat.
Conclusions:
(I) No door is a mat.
(II) No mat is a carpet. - Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements: All kiwis are bananas. All bananas are grapes.
Conclusions (I): All kiwis are grapes.
Conclusions (II): Some grapes are bananas.
Important Questions from Syllogism
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All dancers are talented.
Some girls are dancers.
Conclusions:
I. Some girls are talented.
II. All talented are girls.
III. All girls are talented.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All directors are actors.
No actor is a producer.
All choreographers are directors.
Conclusions:
I. No choreographer is producer.
II. Some actors are choreographers.
III. No director is a producer.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All lemons are plums.
All plums are dates.
Some dates are mangoes.
Conclusions:
I. Some lemons are mangoes.
II. Some mangoes are plums.
III. All lemons are dates.
IV. Some mangoes are dates.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some cards are postcards.
Some cards are envelopes.
All envelopes are copies.
Conclusions:
I. Some copies are envelopes.
II. Some postcards are copies.
III. Some cards are copies.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All employees are tax-payers.
Some employees are farmers.
Some farmers are doctors.
Conclusions:
I. No farmer is a tax-payer.
II. Some farmers are tax-payers.
