Question

All Contracts are Agreements. Some Agreements are Void. No Void is Enforceable. Which of the following conclusions necessarily follow?
I. Some Contracts are not Enforceable.
II. No Enforceable is Void.
III. Some Agreements are not Enforceable.
Select the most appropriate option:

• A. Both II and III follow
• B. Only II follows
• C. Only I follows
• D. Only III follows

Hint:

Use Venn diagrams to track “all,” “some,” and “no” statements in syllogisms.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Analyze statements —
All Contracts ⊆ Agreements.
Some Agreements are Void → No Void is Enforceable → Some Agreements are not Enforceable.
No Enforceable is Void → True.
Step 2: Evaluate conclusions —
I. Some Contracts are not Enforceable → Not necessarily true, as we do not know if these void agreements include contracts.
II. No Enforceable is Void → True.
III. Some Agreements are not Enforceable → True.
Step 3: Conclusion — Both II and III follow.