Vishwanath
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
| 8. | Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree. Conclusions: I. No fruit is flower. II. Some trees are flowers. |
| 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 E
Explanation:
As discussed above, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'No flower is fruit'. I is the converse of this conclusion and thus it follows. II is the converse of the first premise and so it also holds.
Title : Logical Deduction Q8
Description : 8. Statements: All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree. Conclusions: I. No fruit is flower. II. ...
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