Question
Logical Reasoning Question on Syllogisms
Statements:
All players are smokers.
Some smokers are wine-addicts.
Conclusions:
I. All smokers are players.
II. Some wine-addicts are smokers.
A
If only conclusion I follows
B
If only conclusion II follows
C
If both the conclusions follow
D
If neither I nor II follows
Answer
If neither I nor II follows
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (D):
Explanation: From the statements, we know that all players are smokers, but this does not imply that all smokers are players; hence, conclusion I does not follow. Conclusion II states that some wine-addicts are smokers, which is possible but not guaranteed by the statements. Therefore, since neither conclusion is definitively supported by the statements, the correct answer is D – neither I nor II follows.