Syllogism — Creative, learned, and doctors (subset mapping + existence): Statements: I. Creative persons are learned people. II. Some doctors are creative persons. Conclusions: I. Some creative persons are learned people. II. Some learned people are doctors.
Verbal Reasoning
Syllogism
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AI and II
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BI
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CII
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DNeither I nor II
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ENone of these
Answer
Correct Answer: I and II
Explanation
Introduction / Context:This is a straight composition of a universal inclusion and an existential premise. We both restate a guaranteed overlap and propagate existence through the inclusion.
Given Data / Assumptions:
- Creative ⊆ Learned.
- ∃ (Doctor ∩ Creative).
Concept / Approach:The first conclusion is a direct restatement of the universal: every Creative is Learned, hence (in particular) some Creative are Learned. The second follows by mapping the existing Doctor∩Creative individuals into Learned, yielding ∃ (Doctor ∩ Learned), which is equivalent to “Some learned people are doctors.”
Final Answer:I and II.