Syllogism deductive reasoning
CMAT 2018 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Syllogisms
Below given question contains six statements labelled A, B, C, D, E and F followed by four combinations of three statements. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related i.e the third statement can be deduced from the first two statements together.
A) All honest persons are good natured. B) Some good natured persons are not honest. C) Some honest persons are good natured. D) All honest person are obese. E) All obese person are good natured. F) Some good natured person are honest.
- A.
ACD
- B.
FAC
- C.
BCF
- D.
DEA
D
Explanation
Statement D: All honest persons are obese. Statement E: All obese persons are good natured. Statement A: All honest persons are good natured. From D and E, A logically follows (All A are B, All B are C All A are C).
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