Statement: Death keeps no calendar. Conclusions: I. Man must die one day. II.…
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Statement: Death keeps no calendar.
Conclusions: I. Man must die one day.
II. Death can come at any time.
- A.
If only conclusion I follows
- B.
If only conclusion II follows
- C.
If either I or II follows
- D.
If both I and II follow
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Correct answer: B
Answer: Only the conclusion "Death can come at any time" follows.
Explanation:
Why the conclusion that death can come at any time follows: The statement "Death keeps no calendar" means death does not adhere to a schedule and is unpredictable. From that meaning it logically follows that death can come at any time.
Why the conclusion that man must die one day does not follow: That conclusion asserts inevitability or universality (that every man will die). The original statement only comments on the timing of death (its unpredictability) and does not state that everyone must die eventually. Therefore this inevitability conclusion is not supported by the given statement.
Final conclusion: Only the conclusion asserting that death can come at any time follows; the conclusion asserting that man must die one day does not follow.