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Syllogisms · Question 64 of 68

Question 64

MediumOriginal question

Assume the statements are true.

Statements: All seeds are grains. Some grains are nuts. No nut is a bean.

Conclusions:

I. Some seeds are beans.

II. No seed is a bean.

Options for question 64

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The statements give 'Some grains are not beans' (the nut-grains), but nothing about seeds and beans.

  2. Seeds may overlap beans or may not, so neither I nor II is definite.

  3. I and II are the complementary Some/No pair on seeds and beans, so one of them must be true.

  4. Either I or II follows.

Concept
Either-or in a three-statement chain
Typical time
70 s
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