Question

Three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to beat variance with commonly known facts, and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

All pans are pens.

All pens are brushes.

All brushes are tables.

Conclusions:

I. Some tables are pans.

II. All pens are pans.

III. No pen is a pan.

• A. Either conclusion I or conclusion III follows
• B. None of the conclusions follow
• C. Only conclusion I follows
• D. Only conclusion II follows

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Only conclusion I follows

Using syllogism logic, the statement chain "All pans are pens," "All pens are brushes, "and "All brushes are tables" implies that some tables are pans, making conclusion I valid.