Statements: (a) Some shoes are White. (b) All White are Blue. Conclusions: I. All shoes are Blue. II. Some shoes are Blue.

Only I follows
Only II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow

Correct Answer: Only II follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type)
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some shoes are white. ↔ All white are blue.
I + A ⇒ I-type of Conclusion "Some shoes are blue."
This is Conclusion II.

More Questions from Syllogism

Statements: Some files are numbered. All numbers are coded. Inferences:
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Statements: (a) All clerks are typists. (b) Some typists are stenos. Conclusions: I. Some stenos are clerks. II. No steno is a clerk. III. All typists are clerks. IV. All clerks are stenos.
Statements: (a) All players are educated. (b) All educated are cultured. Inferences: I. All players are cultured. II. All cultured persons are players.
Statements: Some books are Magazines. Some Magazines are Novels. Conclusions: (I) Some books are Novels. (II) Some Novels are Magazines.
Statements : All animals are birds. Some animals are human beings. Conclusions : I. Some human beings are birds. II. Some birds are human beings.
Statements: All women are cats. All cats are rats. Conclusions: I. All women are rats. II. All rats are women.
Statements: (1) All books are trees. (2) All trees are lions. Conclusions: I. All books are lions. II. All lions are books. III. All trees are books. IV. Some lions are books.
Statements: A. All clerks are superintendents. B. All superintendents are managers. C. All managers are supervisors. Conclusions: I. All supervisors are clerks. II. Some clerks are supervisors. III. Some managers are clerks. IV. All superintendents are clerks.
Statements: (a) Some schools are Laboratories. (b) All Laboratories are theatres. Conclusions: I. Some theatres are schools. II. No school is a theatre.

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