Read the instructions below and answer the questions that follow: P * Q means “some P are Q”. P – Q means “all P are Q”. P + Q means “no P is Q”. Now, statements below are followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Ant * hall Hall * soap Soap + dog Dog * doll Conclusions: I. Ant * soap II. Soap + doll
Read the instructions below and answer the questions that follow: P * Q means “some P are Q”. P – Q means “all P are Q”. P + Q means “no P is Q”. Now, statements below are followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Ant * hall Hall * soap Soap + dog Dog * doll Conclusions: I. Ant * soap II. Soap + doll Correct Answer Neither I nor II follows
Statements:
Ant * hall means some ant are hall.
Hall * soap means some hall are soap.
Soap + dog means no soap is dog.
Dog * doll means some dog are doll.
The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements,
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Conclusions:
I. Ant * soap means some ant are soap → it is possible but not definite in least possible Venn diagram. Hence, it is false.
II. Soap + doll means no soap is doll → it is possible but not definite in least possible Venn diagram. Hence, it is false.
Hence, Neither I nor II follows.