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Chain inference with a particular and a universal: from ‘‘Some hens are cows’’ and ‘‘All cows are horses’’ determine whether hens overlap horses and vice versa.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Both I and II follow

Explanation:

Propagate the particular through the universal inclusion.

  • Premise 1: Some hens are cows, so Hens ∩ Cows ≠ ∅.
  • Premise 2: All cows are horses, so Cows ⊆ Horses.
  • Conclusions: I. Some horses are hens. II. Some hens are horses.

Concept/Approach
Elements in Hens ∩ Cows are automatically in Horses due to Cows ⊆ Horses.
Derivation
Let h be an element in Hens ∩ Cows. Since Cows ⊆ Horses, h is also in Horses. Therefore both Horses ∩ Hens and Hens ∩ Horses are non empty. So I and II follow.
Verification/Alternative
Example: Hens = {h1, h2}, Cows = {h1}, Horses = {h1, x}. The witness h1 satisfies both conclusions.
Common pitfalls
Missing that a particular carries through a universal subset relation.
Final Answer
Both I and II follow.
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