Syllogism – Solved Examples

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Example 1:

Statements: Some Trains are cars; All Cars are branches; All branches are nets; Some nets are                            dresses.

Conclusions: Some Dresses are Cars; Some Nets are Trains; Some Branches are Trains; Some                              Dresses are Trains.

Step 1: Diagram

 Step 2: Analyzing Conclusions

1 – Some Dresses are Cars – It does not follows – No Direct Connection between Cars and Dress

2 – Some Nets are Trains – It Follows (Check Concept 2)

3 – Some Branches are Trains – It Follows

4 – Some Dresses are Trains – It does not follows – No Direct connection between Dresses and                                                       Trains.

Example 2

Statements: All Stones are Hammers; No Hammer is Ring; Some rings are doors; All doors are                           windows

Conclusions : Some windows are stones; some windows are rings; No window is stone; Some                             rings are stones.

Conclusion 1 – Definitely false (No direct connection)

Conclusion 2 – Definitely True

Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Check Concept 11)

Conclusion 4 – Definitely False (No direct Connection)

Now Check for Merging Concept. Because More than one statement is false. Conclusion 1 and 3 have same characters. One is positive and another is negative.

So the Answer is Conclusion 2 and Either Conclusion 1 or 3 follows

Example 3

Statements : All Pens are Clocks; Some Clocks are tyres; Some tyres are wheels; Some                                        wheels are buses.

Conclusions: Some Buses are tyres; Some wheels are clocks; Some wheels are pens;                                            Some Buses are Clocks.

Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Refer Concept 2)

Conclusion 2 – Definitely False

Conclusion 3 – Definitely False

Conclusion 4 – Definitely False

Answer is NONE FOLLOWS

Example 4

Statements: All baskets are Marbles; Some marbles are sticks; No stick is garden

Conclusions: Some Gardens are baskets; Some Sticks are Baskets; No Garden is basket

Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Concept 2)

Conclusion 2 – Definitely False (Concept 2)

Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Concept 11)

Now we have to check for Merging Concept. We can merge Conclusion 1 and Conclusion 3.

Answer is Either 1 or 3 Follows

Example 5

Statements: Some Pins are needles; some threads are needles; All needles are Nails; All nails are                      hammers.

Conclusions: Some Pins are Hammers; Some Threads are nails; Some pins are threads; No Pin is                        thread.

Conclusion 1 – It follows (Concept 1)

Conclusion 2 – It follows (Concept 1)

Conclusion 3 – It does not follows (Concept 2)

Conclusion 4 – It does not Follow (Negative Conclusion) (All statements are positive).

Conclusion 3 and Conclusion 4 satisfy the rules of merging Concept. They are of same character; one is positive and another is negative.

Answer is Conclusion 1 and 2 and Either 3 or 4 follows

Example 6

Statements: Some Chairs are rooms; No Room is Sofa; All sofas are tables; Some tables are desks

Conclusions: Some sofas are desks; No room is table; Some chairs are tables; No desk is room

Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Concept 6)

Conclusion 2 – Definitely False (Concept 10)

Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Concept 2)

Conclusion 4 – Definitely False (Concept 10)

Merging Concept is not applicable. because it does not follow any rules of Merging Concept. So the Answer is None Follows. 

Example 7

Statements: Some books are papers; Some papers are roads; Some roads are lanes; Some lanes                         are streets.

Conclusions: Some streets are not roads; All lanes being books is a possibility; All streets being                          paper is a possibility; Some roads are definitely books.

Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Negative Conclusion) (All statements are positive)

Conclusion 2 – No relation between Lanes and Books. But its possibility case. So It follows (Refer                         Possibility table)

Conclusion 3 – Same as above. It follows.

Conclusion 4 – No direct connection. It does not follows.

Answer is II and III Follow

Example 8

Statements: Some roses are petals; All petals are fruits; All fruits are trees; Some trees are                                 flowers.

Conclusions: All trees being roses is a possibility; Some flowers are fruits; All fruits being petals                        is a possibility; All petals are trees.

Conclusion 1 – Give is Some. Desired is All. So it is possible. (Refer Possibility Table). It Follows.

Conclusion 2 – No direct connection. It does not follow. (Refer Concept 2)

Conclusion 3 – Given is Some. Desired is All. It is Possible. (Refer Possibility Table), It Follows.

Conclusion 4 – Yes, Definitely True.

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