Question : Directions: Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given conclusions or assumptions can be drawn from the given statements.
Statements:
All stenographers are lazy.
Some men are stenographers.
Conclusions:
I. All lazy are men.
II. Some men are lazy.
Option 1: Only Conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only Conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
Option 4: Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion I:
All lazy are men – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing men and lazy overlap each other and have a part of their area in common. So, from this, it can be concluded that some lazy are men. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow.
Conclusion II:
Some men are lazy – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circles representing men and lazy overlap each other and have a part of their area in common. So, from this, it can be concluded that some lazy are men. Therefore, this conclusion follows.
So, only Conclusion II follows. Hence, the second option is correct.
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