Take the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statement: Some ponds are lakes. Some lakes are rivers. Some rivers are seas. Conclusions: 1. Some seas are lakes. 2. No sea is a lake.

Take the given statements to be true and decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statement: Some ponds are lakes. Some lakes are rivers. Some rivers are seas. Conclusions: 1. Some seas are lakes. 2. No sea is a lake. Correct Answer Either 1 or 2 follows

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is as follows,

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Conclusions:

1. Some seas are lakes → it’s possible but not definite, hence false.

2. No sea is a lake → it’s possible but not definite, hence false.

Conclusion 1 and 2 form a complementary pair.

Thus, either conclusion 1 or 2 follows.

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