In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions…
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In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Statements: The serious accident in which a person was run down by a car yesterday had again focused attention on the most unsatisfactory state of roads.
Conclusions:
The accident that occurred was fatal.
Several accidents have so far taken place because of unsatisfactory state of roads.
Answer: D. Neither I nor II follows — CONCEPTA conclusion logically follows only when it is explicitly stated or is a necessary consequence of the statement. A possibility, an everyday…
- A.
Only conclusion I follows
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Either I or II follows
- D.
Neither I nor II follows
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Correct answer: D
CONCEPT
A conclusion logically follows only when it is explicitly stated or is a necessary consequence of the statement. A possibility, an everyday association, or a stronger meaning than the given words does not count as a necessary inference.
APPLICATION
Test conclusion I independently. The statement calls the accident serious and says that a person was run down, but it never states that the person died. A serious accident may be non-fatal, so fatality is not a necessary consequence.
Test conclusion II independently. The words “again focused attention” indicate renewed attention to poor roads, but they give neither a count of earlier accidents nor a statement that several accidents were caused by the road condition. That causal history is therefore not necessary.
CROSS-CHECK / CONTRAST
“Only conclusion I follows” requires the unstated fatality inference.
“Only conclusion II follows” requires the unstated quantified causal history.
“Either I or II follows” requires exactly one necessary inference, but neither inference is necessary.
Therefore, neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.