Syllogisms · Question 20 · Easy

Syllogisms question 20

Statements:
Some cups are glasses.
All glasses are bottles.
Conclusions:
I. Some cups are bottles.
II. Some bottles are glasses.
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: C. Both I and II follow

Explanation: The cups that are glasses are also bottles, so I follows. Every glass is a bottle, so some bottles are glasses and II follows. Both follow.

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