Vishwanath
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
| 9. | Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced. Conclusions: I. Every minister is inexperienced. II. Some inexperienced are students. |
| 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:
'Every' is equivalent to 'All'. Thus, since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, I follows. II is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds.
Title : Logical Deduction Q9
Description : 9. Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced. Conclusions: I. Every mini...
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