Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that 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: Some shirts are pants. All pants are coats. Some coats are shoes. Conclusions: I. Some pants are shoes. II. Some shirts are coats. III. All shirts are coats. IV. No pants are shoes.

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that 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: Some shirts are pants. All pants are coats. Some coats are shoes. Conclusions: I. Some pants are shoes. II. Some shirts are coats. III. All shirts are coats. IV. No pants are shoes. Correct Answer Only conclusion II follows.

The least possible Venn diagram is as follows:

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Conclusions:

I. Some pants are shoes. - Does not follow (it is possible but not definite)

II. Some shirts are coats. - Follows (the part of shirts that is pants is coats)

III. All shirts are coats. - Does not follow (it is possible but not definite)

IV. No pants are shoes. - Does not follow (it is possible but not definite)

  • Hence, only conclusion II follows.

Hence, "option 4" is the correct answer.

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