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All booths are cabin.
Some dense are not cabins.
All hovels are booths.

Solve based on the above information, if few kraals are hovels , then which of the following is definitely false?

Answer:

Explanation:

Given, few kraals are hovels -----(a)

from 1 and 3 hovel is cabin.--------(b)

from 2 and 3 Some dens are not  hovels.-----(c)

from the statements (c) and (a),we have no conclusion as follows:

Few dens are not kraals.

Few kraals are not dens.

Few kraals are dens.

from (a) and (b), we can conclude as:

Few kraals are cabins

The question consist of six statements followed by four sets of three statement each.select as your answer the set in which the third statement logically follows the first two statements.
A. No agitation is ardor
B.few ardors are not fervours.
C.No fervour is ardor
D.Few ardors are agitations.
E.All agitations are fervours.
F.Many fervours are ardor.

Answer:

Explanation:

1.As the term 'fervour' is not distributed in premise,

it caanot be distributed in conclusion.

2.It is valid conclusion as none of the rules is violated.

3.As both premises are particular ,

there can be no conclusion.

4.As one of the premises is negative,

the conclusion cannot be affirmative.

The question is four option of three statement .Read carefully and identify the option where the third statement logically follows the first two statements in option.

Answer:

Explanation:

From the choices,

1.As one of the premises is negative and the other is particular ,

the conclusion must be particular negative.

As the term treacherous is distributed and

the term fidelity is not distributed ,

the conclusion must b many fidelity are not treacherous.

2.As the middle term faith is not distributed , no conclusion.

3.As the term middle 'fair'is not distributedin the premises.

It cannot be distributed in conclusion .

4.as both the premises are particular,

there is no conclusion

The statement below to be true even if they appear to be in variance with the commonly known facts and find out the possible conclusion that logically follows the given statements.

Gold is glitter.

Few metals are gold

Answer:

Explanation:

Middle term 'gold' is distributed and both the premises are affirmative,

therefore, the conclusion must be affirmative.

As one of the premises is particular ,

the concluson must be particular .

So conclusion will be 

Few metals are glitters 

Few glitters are metals

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