Statements:
Some lipsticks are tabs.
No tab is a kite.
Conclusions:
(I): Some lipsticks are kites.
(II): Some tabs are lipsticks.
Analyzing Statements on Lipsticks, Tabs, and Kites
We are given two statements:
- Statement 1: Some lipsticks are tabs.
- Statement 2: No tab is a kite.
We need to determine if Conclusions (I) and (II) logically follow from these statements.
Evaluating Conclusion (II): Some tabs are lipsticks
Statement 1 says "Some lipsticks are tabs". This means there is at least one lipstick that is also a tab. This directly implies that there must be at least one tab that is also a lipstick. Therefore, Conclusion (II) logically follows from Statement 1.
Evaluating Conclusion (I): Some lipsticks are kites
Statement 2 clearly states that the categories 'tab' and 'kite' are mutually exclusive. No item belonging to the 'tab' category can belong to the 'kite' category.
Statement 1 establishes an overlap between 'lipsticks' and 'tabs'. Let's call the items in this overlap 'lipstick-tabs'.
Since no 'tab' can be a 'kite' (from Statement 2), none of the 'lipstick-tabs' can be 'kites'.
However, Statement 1 only talks about *some* lipsticks being tabs. It does not provide information about the lipsticks that are *not* tabs. These non-tab lipsticks could potentially be kites, or they might not be. The given statements do not offer enough information to conclude whether any lipsticks are kites.
Therefore, Conclusion (I) does not necessarily follow from the given statements.
Final Deduction
Based on the analysis:
- Conclusion (I) does not follow.
- Conclusion (II) follows.
Thus, only Conclusion (II) logically follows from the given statements.
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:
Some students are players.
All players are male.
Conclusions:
I. All males are players.
II. Some males are students.
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:
No creative is an employer.
All experts are creative.
All workers are experts.
Conclusions:
I. No employer is an expert.
II. No worker is an employer.
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 actors are choreographers.
All choreographers are producers.
Not a single producer is a director.
Conclusions:
I. Some actors are directors.
II. Not a single actor is a director.
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 :
1. All flowers are tulips.
2. No tulips are whites.
Conclusions :
I. All tulips are flowers.
II. Some tulips are whites.
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 rats are dogs.
Some rats are hens.
Conclusions:
I. Some rats are dogs.
II. Some hens are rats.
