Discussion Forum



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In question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take,the given-two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement : All huts are mansions. All mansions are temples

Conclusions : I. Some temples ae huts.  II. Some temples are mansions

 


A) if only conclusion I follows

B) if only conclusion II follows

C) if either conclusion I or II follows

D) if neither conclusion I nor II follows

E) if both conclusions I and II follow

Answer:

Option E

Explanation:

Since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must- be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. it follows that 'All huts are temples'. I is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds. II is the converse of the second premise and so it also holds.