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.
Discussion:
15 comments Page 1 of 2.
Maitreya said:
1 decade ago
A is correct because the statement says all beggars are poor. So if A is a beggar, then he has to be poor. Then he is not rich.
Similarly, D is correct because it means rich people cannot be beggars. As the original statement is that all beggars are poor, it follows that all poor may not be beggars, but no rich person can be a beggar. Therefore, D is correct.
Therefore answers A as well as D are correct.
Similarly, D is correct because it means rich people cannot be beggars. As the original statement is that all beggars are poor, it follows that all poor may not be beggars, but no rich person can be a beggar. Therefore, D is correct.
Therefore answers A as well as D are correct.
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.
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.
(5)
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.
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.
Sanjeev Tiwari said:
10 years ago
'A' will be correct when there are only two class of people Rich and Poor. In that case not rich implies poor.
But if there are more than two class you then you can't imply that not rich is poor.
'D' is correct and invariant with the number of class.
But if there are more than two class you then you can't imply that not rich is poor.
'D' is correct and invariant with the number of class.
Y J said:
1 decade ago
A justification for saying that D - and not A - is the correct answer is that A is simply a rewording of the original statement. D, on the other hand, is an actual substantively different statement that follows from the original statement.
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.
~(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.
(2)
Goutam said:
1 decade ago
You should go with option A. It is much close to the logical deduction. If you choose option D it is then theory of induction, which takes longer time. Option A is direct derivative so it takes less time.
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.
A is correct cause it follows directly from the statement.
As long as anyone is a beggar, they are not rich.
(1)
Rajesh R said:
1 decade ago
Even I knew that A & D are correct. But which is the best choice among them.
Can anyone substantiate please?
Can anyone substantiate please?
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.
As the statement talks about beggars being poor and not the other way around.
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