Question
In the question below some statements are given followed by three conclusions I II and
III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Some plants are flowers No petal are flowers Some stems are petal Conclusions:
I. Some stems are not flowers
II. Some plants are not petal
III. All petal being plants is a possibility
Solution
Some stems are petal (I) + No petal are flowers (E) → Some stems are not flowers (O). Hence conclusion I follows. Some plants are flowers (I) + [No petal are flowers (E) → Conversion] → No flowers is petal (E) → Some plants are not petals (O). Hence conclusion II follows. Some plants are flowers (I) + [No petal are flowers (E) → Conversion] → No flowers is petal (E) → Some plants are not petals (O) → Probable conclusion → All petal may be plants (I). Hence conclusion III follows.
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