Statements: Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced. Conclusions: I. Every minister is inexperienced. II. Every inexperienced person is a minister.
Question and options
Statements: Every minister is a student.
Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions: I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Every inexperienced person is a minister.
Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions: I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Every inexperienced person is a minister.
- Only conclusion I follows
- Only conclusion II follows
- Either I or II follows.
- Neither I nor II follows.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Only conclusion I follows
All ministers are students and all students are inexperienced, so every minister is inexperienced (I follows). Nothing says all inexperienced people are ministers, so II does not follow. Only I follows.
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