Question:
Choose that set in which the statements are
logically relate(d)
1. Some men are bad
2. All men are sad
3. All bad things are men
4. All bad things are sad
5. Some sad things are men
6. Some sad things are bad
Choose that set in which the statements are
logically relate(d)
1. Some men are bad
2. All men are sad
3. All bad things are men
4. All bad things are sad
5. Some sad things are men
6. Some sad things are bad
1. Some men are bad
2. All men are sad
3. All bad things are men
4. All bad things are sad
5. Some sad things are men
6. Some sad things are bad
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: (2) “All men are sad” means men are a subset of sa(d)
Step 2: (3) “All bad things are men” means bad is a subset of men. Combining (2) and (3), bad is a subset of sa(d)
Step 3: (5) “Some sad things are men” is automatically true from (2). These three are consistent and directly relate(d)
Step 2: (3) “All bad things are men” means bad is a subset of men. Combining (2) and (3), bad is a subset of sa(d)
Step 3: (5) “Some sad things are men” is automatically true from (2). These three are consistent and directly relate(d)
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