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Logical Reasoning - Logical Deduction - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Logical Deduction - Section 2 (Q.No. 2)
Logical Deduction
Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by three or four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

2.

Statements: Some bags are pockets. No pocket is a pouch.

Conclusions:

  1. No bag is a pouch.
  2. Some bags are not pouches.
  3. Some pockets are bags.
  4. No pocket is a bag,

None follows
Only I and III follow
Only II and III follow
Only either I or IV follows
All follow
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Since one premise is particular and the other negative, the conclusion must be particular negative and should not contain the middle term. So, II follows. III is the converse of the first premise and thus it also holds.
Discussion:
9 comments Page 1 of 1.
Sayan patra said:   5 years ago
The correct one is Only 3 follows.
Rahul moorkoth said:   7 years ago
Here, Only 3 follows.
Aadhar said:   9 years ago
If major premise is particular and minor is negative then no definite conclusion follows. Then how can 3 is answer?
Rakesh said:   1 decade ago
You are right akash. And 2nd conclusion is possibility. So 2nd is either and 3rd follows.
Akash said:   1 decade ago
Hey, guys, I guess it's only conclusion 3 follows.

Because pouches can be all within bags but not touching the pockets in the Venn diagrams.
Qqbells said:   1 decade ago
How can Statement to be true? I solved this using Venn Diagram and there is no connections between bags and pouches therefore it's supposed to be inconclusive.

Please help! Thanks.
Lee viki said:   1 decade ago
Please explain this. I got stuck in this syllogism.
Sangu said:   1 decade ago
Please tell me, how to answer this type of question?
Abhay said:   1 decade ago
Here pocket is middle term then how conclusion III is right?
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