Question 52
EasyOriginal questionAssume the statements are true.
Statements: Some pigeons are hawks. All hawks are falcons.
Conclusions:
I. All pigeons being falcons is a possibility.
II. No pigeon is a falcon.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The pigeons that are hawks are falcons, so 'Some pigeons are falcons' is definite. That makes 'No pigeon is a falcon' false: II does not follow.
Nothing stops the rest of the pigeons from being falcons as well. Draw all pigeons inside the falcon circle: the statements hold, so I follows.
Only I follows.
- Concept
- Possibility of All after Some + All
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
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