Syllogisms

Drawing conclusions from statements.

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Rules

“All A are B” does not mean “all B are A”.
“Some A are B” means “some B are A”.
From two “some” statements, no definite conclusion follows.
Draw Venn diagrams and accept a conclusion only if it is true in every possible diagram.

Practice questions

Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Which conclusion definitely follows?	Medium
Statements: All cats are animals. All animals are living beings. Conclusion: All cats are living beings.	Easy
Statements: Some pens are books. Some books are bags. Conclusion: Some pens are bags.	Medium
Statement: All doctors are graduates. Which conclusion follows?	Easy
Statements: No fish is a bird. Some birds are parrots. Conclusion: Some parrots are not fish.	Hard

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