Question

Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: Some animals are carnivores. Some carnivores are wild.

1. Some animals are wild.
2. All wild are animals.

• A. Only I follows
• B. Only II follows
• C. Both I and II follow
• D. Neither I nor II follows

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Neither I nor II follows

Analysis of the Statements

• Statement 1: "Some animals are carnivores." This indicates an overlapping relationship between the set 'Animals' and the set 'Carnivores'.
• Statement 2: "Some carnivores are wild." This indicates an overlapping relationship between the set 'Carnivores' and the set 'Wild'.

Logical Deduction via Venn Diagram

• Visualizing the sets: Represent 'Animals', 'Carnivores', and 'Wild' as three intersecting circles.
• Interaction check: While 'Animals' intersect with 'Carnivores', and 'Carnivores' intersect with 'Wild', there is no explicit information stating that 'Animals' and 'Wild' must overlap.
• Possibility vs. Necessity: In syllogism, a conclusion is only valid if it is necessarily true in all possible scenarios. It is possible for some animals to be wild, but it is not definitely required by the given statements.

Evaluating the Conclusions

1. Conclusion 1: "Some animals are wild." This is a possibility, not a certainty. Since there is no direct link established between the 'Animals' group and the 'Wild' group, this conclusion does not logically follow.
2. Conclusion 2: "All wild are animals." This is incorrect. The premises do not establish a universal relationship where all wild creatures must fall under the category of animals.

Conclusion: Since neither statement can be definitively proven as true based solely on the provided premises, both conclusions are invalid. In many standardized tests, if neither follows, the answer is often "None of the conclusions follow."