Question
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some Almond is Cashew. No Almond is Walnut. No Cashew is Sour. Conclusion I: Some Almond is not Sour. II: No Cashew is Walnut.
Solution
Some Almond is Cashew (I) + No Cashew is Sour (E) → Some Almond is not Sour (O). Hence conclusion I follows. Some Almond is Cashew (I) → Conversion → Some Cashew is Almond (I) + No Almond is Walnut (E) → Some Cashew is not Walnut (O). Hence conclusion II does not follow.
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