Syllogism Deduction
CMAT 2018 · Logical Reasoning · Easy · Syllogism
All students are young; some young are short; all short are stout; most stout are clever; all clever are courageous, then which of the following is most definitely false?
- A.
Some students are stout
- B.
Some young are courageous
- C.
Most stout are courageous
- D.
All stout are courageous
Answer
D
Explanation
'Most stout are clever' and 'all clever are courageous' implies only some/most stout are courageous, not necessarily all. Claiming 'All stout are courageous' is definitely false.
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