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Syllogism

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they see to be at variance with co

Question

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they see to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements:
Statements:
Some horses are not lions.
All horses are brown.
Conclusions:
I. Some lions are brown
II. Some horses being lion is a possibility

Only conclusion I follows

Only conclusion II follows

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Botheonclusions I and II follow

Solution

Correct option is B

Given:
Some horses are not lions.
All horses are brown.

Conclusion (I): Some lions are brown.
Conclusion (II): Some horses being lion is a possibility.

From the given information seating arrangement will be.
Conclusion (I): While all horses are brown and some of those horses are not lions, there is no statement that forces lions to intersect with the brown category. Therefore, "Some lions are brown" is a possibility but not a definite conclusion.
Conclusion (II): The statement "Some horses are not lions" (O-type) implies that at least a portion of horses is outside the lion circle. However, it does not prohibit another portion of horses from being lions. Therefore, the possibility that some horses are lions exists.

Only Conclusion (II) follows.
(Only conclusion II follows).