Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 14)
Directions to Solve
In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer:
- (A) If only (1) conclusion follows
- (B) If only (2) conclusion follows
- (C) If either (1) or (2) follows
- (D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and
- (E) If both (1) and (2) follow.
14.
Statements: All the poets are goats. Some goats are trees.
Conclusions:
- Some poets are trees.
- Some trees are goats.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Discussion:
19 comments Page 1 of 2.
Selvakumar said:
1 decade ago
According to the second diagram both conclusion follows the statement.
Someone help me out in this regard.
Someone help me out in this regard.
Sundar said:
1 decade ago
@Selvakumar
According to first diagram some poets cannot be trees.
Since it fails in the first case (first diagram) we cannot make it as a conclusion.
The conclusion should not be questionable. If it fails at-least one case, it cannot be considered as a conclusion.
Some trees are goats <--convergence--> Some goats are trees. So, follows.
Therefore, the given answer is correct.
Hope this help you. Have a nice day!
According to first diagram some poets cannot be trees.
Since it fails in the first case (first diagram) we cannot make it as a conclusion.
The conclusion should not be questionable. If it fails at-least one case, it cannot be considered as a conclusion.
Some trees are goats <--convergence--> Some goats are trees. So, follows.
Therefore, the given answer is correct.
Hope this help you. Have a nice day!
Russal said:
1 decade ago
Consider both cases and take common option. Thats all.
Srini said:
1 decade ago
What's the proper way?
Asif said:
1 decade ago
Give me the proper answer to that question.
Arpita said:
1 decade ago
Neither of both conclusion are true.
Narendra said:
1 decade ago
Neither holds as it is given that some goats are trees but it can be the case that all trees are goats which is not considered.
Balaji said:
1 decade ago
Can you help me out. Since it is given all poets are goats then obviously some poets can be considered as trees. Is this right ?
(1)
Koundinya said:
1 decade ago
Consider only 1 diagram then the given answer is correct.
Jagjeet said:
1 decade ago
The simple way is first it says all poets are goats and then it says Some goats are trees which means they are only giving the relation between goats and trees in the second statement so I will got with first diagram if they would have had said some poets are trees then I whould have choosen the 2nd diagram hope this helps!
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