Syllogism (actors, girls, beautiful): Evaluate the validity of the conclusions. Statements: S1: All the actors are girls. S2: All the girls are beautiful. Conclusions: C1: All the actors are beautiful. C2: Some girls are actors. Choose the correct option.
Verbal Reasoning
Syllogism
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AOnly conclusion I follows.
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BOnly conclusion II follows.
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CBoth I and II follow.
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DNeither I nor II follows.
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EBoth (1) and (2) follow
Answer
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows.
Explanation
Given data
- S1: Actors ⊆ Girls.
- S2: Girls ⊆ Beautiful.
Concept / Approach Subset chaining: If Actors ⊆ Girls and Girls ⊆ Beautiful, then Actors ⊆ Beautiful. The statement “Some Girls are Actors” requires existential import for Actors, which is not guaranteed by universal statements alone.
Testing conclusions C1: True by transitivity ⇒ Actors ⊆ Beautiful. C2: Not guaranteed; from universals alone, we cannot assert existence of Actors.
Final Answer Only conclusion I follows.