Lesson 1 of 1 · Possibility cases
Possibility check
Syllogisms · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT · asked in Rohtak 2020
Worked examples
Example 4Typical
All S are A. No S is R. No A is L. All L are O. I. Some S are O is a possibility. II. All R are L is a possibility. III. No A is O. IV. Some L are R is a possibility.
Solution: I, II and IV. O may stretch over S; R may sit inside L (outside A); III is only possible, not certain.
Example 1Sitter
All almonds are cashews. Some cashews are walnuts. I. At least some almonds being walnuts is a possibility. II. Some walnuts are cashews.
Solution: both. Nothing separates almonds from walnuts; II restates the second statement.
Watch out
- Treating a possibility as a definite claim: "Some fans being clocks is a possibility" follows even though it is not certain.
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