Vishwanath
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
| 21. | Statements: All tubes are handles. All cups are handles. Conclusions: I. All cups are tubes. II. Some handles are not cups. |
| 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 D
Explanation:
Both the premises are A type propositions. So, in either, the middle term 'handles' forming the predicate is not distributed. Since the middle term is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows
Title : Logical Deduction Q21
Description : 21. Statements: All tubes are handles. All cups are handles. Conclusions: I. All cups are tubes. ...
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