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Simple categorical deduction: from ‘‘No man is a donkey’’ and ‘‘Rahul is a man’’ determine which conclusions regarding Rahul and men in general logically follow.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows

Explanation:

Premises: (1) No man is a donkey. (2) Rahul is a man. Conclusions: (I) Rahul is not a donkey. (II) All men are not Rahul.


Concept/Approach
Use class membership with an E-proposition: if a class ‘‘Men’’ has empty intersection with ‘‘Donkeys’’ and Rahul ∈ Men, then Rahul ∉ Donkeys.
Evaluate Conclusion I
Immediate application: since Men ∩ Donkeys = ∅ and Rahul ∈ Men ⇒ Rahul ∉ Donkeys. I follows.
Evaluate Conclusion II
‘‘All men are not Rahul’’ is a vague general statement not derived from the premises; it does not logically follow from (1)–(2). Hence II does not follow.
Common pitfalls
Accepting statements not grounded in the premises just because they seem generally true.
Final Answer
Only conclusion I follows.
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