Logical Reasoning - Statement and Conclusion - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Conclusion - Section 2 (Q.No. 13)
Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by some conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statements).


13.
All beggars are poor.
If A is a beggar, then A is not rich.
If A is not rich, then A is not a beggar.
All those who are poor are beggars.
If A is rich, then A is not a beggar.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Supriyo Saha said:   2 months ago
A is the correct answer.

If A is a beggar, then A is not rich.

Explanation - only statement that mentions that someone is a beggar first (pattern of the original statement) and then not rich, which means poor, so it directly goes with the statement.

Madhuram Acharya said:   3 years ago
@All.

Please listen; In the option A, most people think not rich = poor, that is the main mistake.

Don't think of the meaning, just take them as categories. Two categories are Poor and Not Rich. And A is beggar, then he belongs in the category of poor.
Statement A classifies A as "Not Rich", which is not the same as "Poor".
Hence, D is the Correct option.
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Vinay said:   6 years ago
Negation(~).

~(a->b)= ~b->~a.

All beggars are poor can be rewritten as 'if A is a Beggar, A is poor'.
On applying negation, we get;
If A is not poor, A is not a Beggar. which can be written as If A is rich, A is not a beggar.
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Shraddha said:   7 years ago
Answer A is directly connected to the given statement. So it is A.
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Emeka said:   9 years ago
The statement tells us nothing about the rich being beggars or not. So, D isn't correct.

A is correct cause it follows directly from the statement.

As long as anyone is a beggar, they are not rich.
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NITIN said:   9 years ago
A is better option as it can be directly concluded from the question.

Naren Chandra Das said:   9 years ago
I think that A is more closer than D. So the correct answer will be A.

Prayash Pradhan said:   9 years ago
The statement says "All beggars are poor", which means if A is a beggar, he is a poor guy.

Hence option A holds true. Option D holds true as well because if someone is rich, he cannot be a beggar.

Either A or D needs to be removed so that those who are applying for this test in the future does not face the same problem and get disheartened.

MITANSH SHAH said:   10 years ago
The answer should be A.

As the statement talks about beggars being poor and not the other way around.

Neha said:   1 decade ago
A and D both are right answers in this scenario.
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