Question 2
EasyOriginal questionAssume the statements are true.
Statements: All candles are lamps. No lamp is a chair.
Conclusions:
I. No candle is a chair.
II. No chair is a candle.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
The candle circle sits inside the lamp circle, and the lamp circle is separate from the chair circle. So no candle can be a chair: conclusion I follows.
'No' is reversible: 'No candle is a chair' says exactly the same as 'No chair is a candle'. Conclusion II follows too.
Both I and II follow.
- Concept
- All + No gives No; No is reversible
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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