Statement:\n“Safety lockers are the best place to preserve valuables.”\n\nConclusions:\nI. Valuables are not safe at any place.\nII. There are few places better than safety lockers to preserve valuables.\n\nWhich conclusion(s) logically follow(s)?

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: If only Conclusion II follows

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
“Best place” asserts a comparative superlative among available options; it does not imply universal lack of safety elsewhere.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Safety lockers are superior for preserving valuables.
  • Other places may still be safe, just not the “best.”


Concept / Approach:
If X is the best, then there are none better; equivalently, there are at most equally good alternatives. Conclusion II paraphrases this idea. Conclusion I overreaches to “not safe anywhere,” which contradicts the comparative framing.


Step-by-Step Solution:

• I: False generalisation—rejected.• II: Correctly reflects superlative claim—follows.


Final Answer:
If only Conclusion II follows.

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