Direction: A statement is given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which…
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Direction: A statement is given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Statement: All men are dogs
All dogs are cats
Conclusion: I. All Men are cats
II. All cats are men
Statement: All men are dogs
All dogs are cats
Conclusion: I. All Men are cats
II. All cats are men
- Only Conclusion I follows
- Only Conclusion II follows
- Either Conclusion I or II follows
- Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Only Conclusion I follows
All men are dogs and all dogs are cats, so all men are cats (I follows). 'All cats are men' is an illicit conversion of a universal statement, so II does not follow.
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