Question:
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. All instruments are equipment.
2. Some instruments are machines.
3. Some machines are motors.
Conclusions:
I. Some motors are instruments.
II. Some machines are equipment.
III. No motor is an instrument.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements: 1. All instruments are equipment.
2. Some instruments are machines.
3. Some machines are motors.
Conclusions: I. Some motors are instruments.
II. Some machines are equipment.
III. No motor is an instrument.
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While evaluating syllogisms, be careful to differentiate between "some", "all", and "no" type conclusions, and check indirect relationships step-by-step.
Updated On: Apr 23, 2025
- Only conclusion II follows
- Both conclusions II and III follow
- Only conclusion II and either conclusion I or III follow
- None of the conclusions follow
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Solution and Explanation
Conclusion I is not supported, as no direct or indirect link is established between motors and instruments.
Conclusion II follows because some instruments are machines (statement 2), and all instruments are equipment (statement 1), implying some machines are equipment.
Conclusion III directly contradicts the possibility in the statements, hence does not follow.
Correct conclusion: Only conclusion II logically follows from the given statements.
Conclusion II follows because some instruments are machines (statement 2), and all instruments are equipment (statement 1), implying some machines are equipment.
Conclusion III directly contradicts the possibility in the statements, hence does not follow.
Correct conclusion: Only conclusion II logically follows from the given statements.
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