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.
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!
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!
Soniya said:
1 decade ago
It is simple. We don't have to use any trick. Think logically. See all poets are goats but may be possible these goats are not trees. So we cannot conclude 1st one. But in the second case if some goats are trees then naturally some trees are goats. Its simple.
Kasish said:
1 decade ago
Answer should be-D.
The middle term is goat, which is not distributed either of the statements,
Conclusion -II- cannot follow, as the main term in the conclusion that is trees should be distributed atleast once.
The middle term is goat, which is not distributed either of the statements,
Conclusion -II- cannot follow, as the main term in the conclusion that is trees should be distributed atleast once.
Sathish said:
1 decade ago
Put the conclusion on the two diagrams and take the conclusion which proves absolute. Dont consider if the solution satisfy the two diagrams... that'a all
Sushil kumar said:
1 decade ago
If any on case is not follows then conclusion not exist. If any conclusion is false from any diagram the don't try to make efforts to make it true.
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)
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.
Gaurav said:
1 decade ago
If we consider both the case then no conclusion will be drawn. So is it true to consider only one case to get the answer.
Karthik said:
1 decade ago
I think both 1 and 2 case follows in the second diagram. Why should we take first diagram only. Give me answer soon.
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