Cows are horses. All horses are fish. All fish are monkeys. All monkeys are elephants. All elephants are sparrows. So cows are sparrows.
Question and options
Cows are horses. All horses are fish. All fish are monkeys. All monkeys are elephants. All elephants are sparrows. So cows are sparrows.
- Inference is true
- Inference is false
- Inference is probably true
- Inference is irrelevant
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Inference is true
Taking the statements as given (cows are horses, horses fish, fish monkeys, monkeys elephants, elephants sparrows), the chain of 'all' statements validly gives cows are sparrows. Inference is true.
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