Syllogism — “Artist → Beautiful” with a named individual: Statements: • Anand is an artist. • Artists are beautiful. Which conclusion necessarily follows?
Verbal Reasoning
Syllogism
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AAll beautiful persons are artists.
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BAnand is beautiful.
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CAnand is not beautiful.
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DBeautiful persons are not artists.
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ENone of these
Answer
Correct Answer: Anand is beautiful.
Explanation
Introduction / Context:A single universal plus an instance lets us substitute the individual into the inclusion to get a necessary property.
Given Data / Assumptions:
- Anand ∈ Artist.
- Artist ⊆ Beautiful.
Concept / Approach:Substitute Anand into the universal: since every Artist is Beautiful, Anand is Beautiful. No further claims about all Beautiful persons or non-membership are justified.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong:Option (a) reverses the inclusion; (c) contradicts the chain; (d) is a universal negative not supported.
Final Answer:Anand is beautiful.