Contrived universe test: with ‘‘All trucks fly’’ and ‘‘Some scooters fly’’ evaluate whether it follows that all trucks are scooters or that some scooters do not fly.
Verbal Reasoning
Logical Deduction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
Answer
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation
Examine the logical independence of the classes Trucks, Scooters, and the property Fly.
- Premise 1: All trucks fly, so Trucks ⊆ Fly.
- Premise 2: Some scooters fly, so Scooters ∩ Fly ≠ ∅.
- Conclusions: I. All trucks are scooters. II. Some scooters do not fly.