Vishwanath
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
| 11. | Statements: Some papers are pens. Angle is a paper. Conclusions: I. Angle is not a pen. II. Angle is a pen. |
| A. | Only conclusion I follows | | B. | Only conclusion II follows | | C. | Either I or II follows | | D. | Neither I nor II follows | | E. | Both I and II follow | |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Since the middle term 'papers' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and II involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. Thus, either I or II follows.
Title : Logical Deduction Q11
Description : 11. Statements: Some papers are pens. Angle is a paper. Conclusions: I. Angle is not a pen. II. ...
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