Some statements are followed by two inferences, I and II. The inferences may be wrongly or correctly drawn. Choose the correct answer. Statement: All men are women. Some men are children.…
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Some statements are followed by two inferences, I and II. The inferences may be wrongly or correctly drawn. Choose the correct answer.
Statement: All men are women. Some men are children.
Inferences:
I. Some children are women.
II. Some women are children.
Inferences:
I. Some children are women.
II. Some women are children.
- If only inference I follows
- If only inference II follows
- Both I and II follow
- Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Both I and II follow
All men are women and some men are children, so the men who are children are also women: some children are women (I). A particular affirmative converts simply, so some women are children (II) follows as well. Both inferences follow.
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