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Syllogism at its best - Part - II (Re-Post)


May 31, 2015 1411 Comments

Hello Readers,

On the account of upcoming SBI PO Exam


2015, we are digging out some of the best
post of BankersAdda. On last Sunday, we
shared a post with you named as "Syllogism
at its best", which was contributed by
Piscine Molitor. Here, we are re-posting the
Part - II of it. Hope you all like it!!

Recall the previous article in which we had


studied these basic things:

A statement has many conclusions (cases)


And thus, so many diagrams are possible!!

In possibility questions, the examiner asks if


there exists any such case (diagram) where this
conclusion is valid. So, you job is to find out this
case. If there exists at least one such case,
then the conclusion holds true. If not, then the
conclusion is false. As simple as that!

Keeping this and also the previous Syllogism


Post in mind, let’s solve some possibility
questions.

Abbreviations that I used:


Basic Diagram = BD
Modified Diagram = MD

Question 1:

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Statements:
A. All flowers are trees
B. Some trees are houses
C. All houses are wheels

Let’s first make a BD according to these


statements.

Conclusions:
1. At least some wheels are trees
2. Some trees are flowers
3. All wheels are flower is a possibility

Now, see
the BD,
Conclusion
1 clearly
follows.
Conclusion
2 also
clearly
follows.
But, what
about Conclusion 3?

Let’s make a MD and see if it follows or not!

In the MD, we can clearly see that all the


statements are still valid, and Conclusion 3 also
is following. So, Conclusion 3 follows.

1? Follows
2? Follows
3? Follows

Understood?

Let’s now solve another question!

Question 2:

Statements:
A. Some
desks are
chairs
B. Some
chairs are
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pens
C. Some pens are drawers

First, make a BD according to these


statements.

Conclusions:
1. At least some drawers are desks
2. There is a possibility all drawers are chairs
3. No drawer is a chair

Now, see the BD


Conclusion 1 clearly doesn’t follow.

But,
what
about

Conclusion 2?

Let’s make a MD

See the MD, Conclusion 2 follows in it.

And if there is a possibility that All drawers are


chairs, then how could No drawer is a chair
follow?
So, Conclusion 3 will not follow!

1? Doesn’t follows
2? Follows
3? Doesn’t follows
Understood?

Let’s solve another one!

Question 3:

Statements:
A. All
politicians are
corrupt
B. Some
politicians are

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honest
C. No leader is honest

First, make a BD according to these


statements.

Conclusions:
1. Some politicians are not leader
2. All honest being corrupt is a possibility
3. Some
leaders are not
corrupt

Now, see the


BD,
Some
politicians,
which are honest (Red Portion), cannot
beleaders.
So, Conclusion 1 clearly follows.

But, what about Conclusion 2?

Let’s make a MD.

See the MD, Conclusion 2 clearly follows!

What about
conclusion 3?

Let’s make
another MD.

See the last


diagram, All leaders are corrupt could be a
possibility! So, Conclusion 3 doesn’t follow.
1? Follows
2? Follows
3? Doesn’t follows
Understood?

Question 4:

Statements:
A. Some people are intelligent
B. All intelligent are honest
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C. No
intelligent is
smart

First, make a
BD according
to these
statements.

Conclusions:
1. Some honest are not smart
2. All people being honest is a possibility
3. Some honest are people

Now, see the BD,


Some honest, which are intelligent (Red
Portion), cannot be smart.
So, Conclusion 1 follows.

But, what about Conclusion 2?

Let’s
make a
MD.

See the
MD,

Conclusion 2 clearly follows.

Conclusion 3 also follows.


1? Follows
2? Follows
3? Follows
Understood?

Question 5:

Statements:
A. Some writers are poets
B. All poets are singers
C. Many singers are actors
D. No singer is a dancer

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First, make a
BD according to
these
statements.

Conclusions:
1. Some writers
are singers
2. Some actors
are not dancers
3. All poets
being actor is a possibility
4. No poet is a dancer

See the BD,


Conclusion 1 clearly follows.

Also, some actors, which are singers (Red


Portion), cannot be dancers.
So, Conclusion 2 also follows.

But,
what

about Conclusion 3?

Let’s make a MD.

See the MD,


Conclusion 3 clearly follows.

Also, since no singer is a dancer, so, no poet is


a dancer.
Hence, Conclusion 4 is also following!

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