MBA: Syllogism Flashcards
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Statements: All engineers are graduates. Some graduates are managers. Conclusion I: Some engineers are managers. Conclusion II: Some managers are graduates.
Answer: Only II follows
Only II is valid by converting the second premise; I is not guaranteed.
Statements: All fruits are sweet. No sweet thing is bitter. Conclusion: No fruit is bitter.
Answer: Conclusion follows
Fruits are sweet and no sweet thing is bitter, so no fruit is bitter.
Statements: Some workers are women. All women are voters. Conclusion: Some workers are voters.
Answer: Conclusion follows
Workers who are women are voters, so some workers are voters.
Statements: All pens are red. All red things are bright. Conclusion: All pens are bright.
Answer: Conclusion follows
Pens are red and all red things are bright, so all pens are bright.
Statements: Some stones are gems. No gem is cheap. Conclusion: Some stones are not cheap.
Answer: Conclusion follows
Stones that are gems cannot be cheap, so some stones are not cheap.
Statements: All birds fly. Some flying things are insects. Conclusion: Some birds are insects.
Answer: Conclusion does not follow
The flying insects need not be birds, so the conclusion is not guaranteed.
Statements: No student is lazy. Some lazy people are clever. Conclusion: Some clever people are not students.
Answer: Conclusion follows
The clever who are lazy cannot be students, so some clever are not students.