Two statements and two conclusions are given. Choose the comment about…
2019
Two statements and two conclusions are given. Choose the comment about conclusion from the given options below: Statements: All hill stations have a sun-set point. A is a hill station. Conclusions: I. A has a sun-set point. II. Places other than hill stations do not have sun-set point.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows.
- B.
Either conclusion I or II follows.
- C.
Only conclusion II follows.
- D.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Only conclusion I follows.
Reason:
From the premise 'All hill stations have a sun-set point' and 'A is a hill station', we can directly conclude that A has a sun-set point.
The second conclusion asserts that places other than hill stations do not have sun-set points. This does not follow because the premises do not state that only hill stations have sun-set points; they only affirm that every hill station does have one.
A simple counterexample: a coastal town (not a hill station) might also have a sun-set point. The given statements do not rule that out.
Therefore only the first conclusion is logically valid; the second conclusion does not follow.