All the trees in the park are flowering trees. Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods. All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is…
Question and options
All the trees in the park are flowering trees.
Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is ______
Some of the trees in the park are dogwoods.
All dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is ______
- True
- False
- Uncertain
- None of the given options is correct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - True
If all the trees in the park are flowering trees, then whatever dogwoods are in the park are flowering trees too. The third statement therefore follows necessarily and is true; the second statement only confirms that some dogwoods exist there.
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