Statements: 1) All goats are cows. 2) All cows are animals. Conclusions: I. All goats are animals. II. All animals are goats. Choose the option that must follow.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
This problem tests two essentials: (i) chaining universal affirmatives (“All A are B,” “All B are C”) and (ii) spotting the converse fallacy (reversing a subset statement).



Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Goats ⊆ Cows.
  • Cows ⊆ Animals.


Concept / Approach:
Transitivity of subset: If A ⊆ B and B ⊆ C, then A ⊆ C. Conversely, from A ⊆ B we cannot infer B ⊆ A. The second conclusion is exactly that invalid reversal at a larger scale.



Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Chain the inclusions: Goats ⊆ Cows and Cows ⊆ Animals ⇒ Goats ⊆ Animals. So Conclusion I is guaranteed.2) Conclusion II (“All Animals are Goats”) would require Animals ⊆ Goats. That is a converse of an inclusion we do not have; it is not entailed.



Verification / Alternative check:
Model: Animals = {cow1, dog1}, Cows = {cow1}, Goats = {goat1} with goat1 = cow1. Premises hold, I is true (goat1 is an animal). However, dog1 is an animal but not a goat, falsifying II. Hence only I follows.



Why Other Options Are Wrong:
“Both” includes the converse fallacy; “Only II” is just the converse fallacy. “Neither” ignores the valid transitive implication.



Common Pitfalls:
Equating subset with equality. “All goats are cows” does not mean “only goats are cows,” and certainly not that “all animals are goats.”



Final Answer:
Only Conclusion I follows.

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