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 pastries are chocolates. Conclusions: (i) No pastry is a cake.
Some chocolates are cookies.
All cookies are cakes.
(ii) Some cakes are chocolates.
Only conclusion II follows.
From the given statements, we can deduce that some cakes are chocolates. However, there is no statement that supports that no pastry is a cake. Therefore, only conclusion II follows.
Important Questions from Syllogism
In this question, three statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows/follow from the statements.
Statements:
All red are green.
All green are pink.
No pink is blue.Conclusions:
I. No green is blue.
II. Some blue are red.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 from the statements.
Statements:
All papers are pencils.
All pencils are erasers.
All erasers are pens.
Conclusions:
I. All pens are papers.
II. Some papers are erasers.
III. Some pens are pencils.
