Question

Statements: Some apples are watermelons. All
watermelons are fresh. Some potatoes are fresh
Conclusions:
1. Some apples are fresh.
2. Some potatoes are apples.
3. Some watermelons are potatoes.
4. Some watermelons are apples.​

Answer 1

Question :-

Statements: Some apples are watermelons. All

watermelons are fresh. Some potatoes are fresh

Conclusions:

1. Some apples are fresh.

2. Some potatoes are apples.

3. Some watermelons are potatoes.

4. Some watermelons are apples.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only I and II follow

(c) Only I and IV follow

(d) Either II or III and I follow .

Answer :-

Points to Remember in Syllogism :-

• we have to consider every given statement as true, even if it goes not conform to the well known facts.
• Read the conclusions and then decide which of the conclusions can be logically derived.
• Make a venn diagram of the problem.

in venn diagram of given statements we have :-

• A = apples.
• W = watermelons.
• F = fresh.
• P = potatoes .

Conclusion 1) :- Some apples are fresh.

• from image we can see that, relation between apple and water is given and than, all watermelons are fresh also given..
• we can easily see that, fresh circle also touches apple.
• Therefore Conclusion 1 will follow.

Conclusion 2) :- Some potatoes are apples.

• Potatoes have only relation with fresh .
• Therefore Conclusion 2 will not follow.

Conclusion 3) :- Some watermelons are potatoes.

• Both Potatoes and watermelons have only relation with fresh . Not with each other..
• Therefore Conclusion 3 will not follow.

Conclusion 4) :- Some watermelons are apples.

• in statement we have Some apples are watermelons.
• Therefore, we can conclude that, some watermelons are also apples.
• Hence Conclusion 4 will follow.

∴ Option (c) Only I and IV follow .

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

STATEMENT 1 IS TRUE

STATEMENT 4 IS TRUE

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