Lesson 1 of 1 · Either-or conclusions
Complementary pair
Syllogisms · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT
Worked examples
Example 4Typical
All trials are tests. No trial is a fail. No fail is a pass. Some passes are exceptions. I. Some passes are fails. II. No fail is a test. III. Some exceptions are not fails. IV. Some tests are fails.
Solution: III, and either II or IV. III is forced by the last two statements; II and IV are a No/Some pair about fails and tests.
Example 3Typical
Some A are B. Some A are C. Some B are D. All C are B. I. Some A are D. II. Some D are C. III. No A is D.
Solution: either I or III. II is only possible; I and III are a Some/No pair about A and D.
Watch out
- All/No is not a pair.
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