Statement 1: All slippers are shoes.
Statement 2: Some heels are slippers.
Statement 3: All canvas are heels.
Statement 4: All heels are shoes.
We are given the following premises:
The goal is to identify the option that CANNOT be logically concluded from these statements.
Statement 3 asserts that "All canvas are heels" ($C \subseteq H$). If we assume that the set of canvas items is not empty, it logically follows that there must be some heels that are canvas. Therefore, this statement can be concluded.
Combining Statement 3 ("All canvas are heels", $C \subseteq H$) with Statement 4 ("All heels are shoes", $H \subseteq Sh$), we can establish a transitive relationship: all canvas are shoes ($C \subseteq Sh$). Consequently, if canvas exist, it logically follows that some shoes are canvas. This conclusion is valid.
The statement "All heels are shoes" ($H \subseteq Sh$) is explicitly given as Statement 4. Therefore, it can be directly concluded.
We need to determine if the statement "All slippers are heels" (represented as $S \subseteq H$) is necessarily true based on the premises.
The given premises are:
Premise 2 tells us there's an overlap between heels and slippers. Premises 1 and 4 state that both slippers and heels are subsets of shoes. However, these facts do not guarantee that every item in the 'slippers' set must also be in the 'heels' set.
Counterexample Scenario:
Consider the following sets that satisfy all premises:
In this specific scenario, all initial statements hold true.
Now, check the conclusion "All slippers are heels" ($S \subseteq H$):
Since we found a valid scenario where the premises are true but the conclusion "All slippers are heels" is false, this statement CANNOT be concluded.
Based on the logical analysis and the counterexample, the statement that cannot be concluded from the given premises is "All slippers are heels".
two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions:
Statements: All numbers are divisible by 2. All numbers are divisible by 3.
Conclusion-I All numbers are divisible by 6.
Conclusion-Il All numbers are divisible by 4.
Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements?
Two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions:
Statements: All cats are dogs. All cats are black.
Conclusion-I: All dogs are black.
Conclusion-II: Some dogs are not black.
Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements disregarding commonly known facts?
Directions for the following 2 (two) items: Read the following statements SI and S2 and answer the two items that follow:
S1: Twice the weight of Sohan is less than the weight of Mohan or that of Rohan.
S2: Twice the weight of Rohan is greater than the weight of Mohan or that of Sohan.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Read the following statements SI and S2 and answer the two items that follow: S1: Twice the weight of Sohan is less than the weight of Mohan or that of Rohan. S2: Twice the weight of Rohan is greater than the weight of Mohan or that of Sohan.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Directions for the following 7 (seven) items: Read the following five passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage - 1 India's economic footprint, given its population, still remains small compared to the US, the European Union or China. It has much to learn from other economies, yet must implement solutions that fit its unique circumstances. India especially needs an effective long-term regulatory system based on collaboration rather than the ' current top-down approach. Regulations seek desirable outcomes yet are repeatedly used as political tools to push one agenda or another. Often, regulations fail to consider impacts on jobs and economic growth — or less restrictive alternatives. Regulations may be used to protect local markets at the expense of more widely shared prosperity in the future. Additionally, regulations inevitably result in numerous unintended consequences. In today's hyper competitive global economy, regulations need to be viewed as "weapons" that seek cost-justified social and environmental benefits while improving the economic well-being of most citizens.
Which one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that can be derived from the above passage ?