Question

Only a few potteries are clay.
All clay are metals.

Conclusions:
I. All potteries can never be metals.
II. All clay being potteries is a possibility.
III. Some metals are definitely potteries.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I. All potteries can never be metals.

Answer 2

Concept:

We need to first recall the concept of syllogism of logical reasoning to solve this question.

Syllogism is an instance form of reasoning in which a conclusion  is drawn from given or assumed propositions.

In simple words, syllogism is a valid deductive argument having two premises and a conclusion.

Given:

Only a few potteries are clay.

All clay are metals.

To find:

The conclusion that follows the given arguments.

Solution:

From the given arguments we conclude that :

       Only a few potteries are metals.

i.e.," All potteries can never be metals"., is the conclusion that follows.