Syllogisms · Question 15 · Hard
Syllogisms question 15
Statements:
Some boxes are tins.
All tins are jars.
No jar is a cup.
Some cups are plates.
Conclusions:
I. Some boxes are not cups.
II. Some plates are not jars.
Assuming the statements to be true, which conclusion(s) logically follow(s)?
- Only conclusion I follows
- Only conclusion II follows
- Both I and II follow
- Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Both I and II follow
Explanation: The boxes that are tins are jars, and jars are never cups, so some boxes are not cups (I). The plates that are cups cannot be jars, so some plates are not jars (II). Both follow.
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