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:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.
Discussion:
15 comments Page 2 of 2.

NITIN said:   9 years ago
A is better option as it can be directly concluded from the question.

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.
(1)

Shraddha said:   7 years ago
Answer A is directly connected to the given statement. So it is A.
(3)

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.
(2)

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.
(5)


Post your comments here:

Your comments will be displayed after verification.