Syllogisms · Question 18 · Easy

Syllogisms question 18

Statements:
All pilots are trained people.
Some trained people are doctors.
Conclusions:
I. Some pilots are doctors.
II. Some doctors are trained people.
Assuming the statements to be true, which conclusion(s) logically follow(s)?

  1. Only conclusion I follows
  2. Only conclusion II follows
  3. Both I and II follow
  4. Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows

Explanation: The doctors who are trained may lie outside the pilots, so I does not follow. 'Some trained people are doctors' converts to 'Some doctors are trained people', so II follows.

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