Question

Which of the 3 statements are necessary to justify the below given conclusion?
Conclusion:
Jack is sleeping.
Statements:
I.Jack is in bed. II.It is afternoon. III.Everyone lying on bed is sleeping.
a.I and II b.II and III. c.I and III​

Answer 1

c) I and III

Explanation:

The statement says that Jack is sleeping, where in the conclusion says

I. Jack is in bed.

II. It is afternoon.

III. Everyone lying on bed is sleeping

So conclusion I and III which says :Jack is in bed" and "Everyone lying on bed is sleeping" is enough to to convey that "Jack is sleeping".

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• Statement and conclusion is fundamentally a logical reasoning exercise. Here, a statement is given followed by a series of conclusions. We must choose the conclusion which logically follows the statement the most.
• At times the conclusions is directly comprehended by reading the statement and at times the reader must analyze it to get the indirect conclusion. At time any one of the conclusion can follow and at times all can  follow, or none of them follow.
• It depends upon the reader’s perception power to analyze the statements to arrive at the correct conclusion