In each of the question below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from three given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:All tapes are branches.
Some branches are roads.
All roads are fruits.
Some fruits are trees.
Conclusions:I.Some trees are tapes.
II.Some fruits are tapes.
III.Some fruits are branches.
The Venn Diagram for the given syllogism is as shown below:
Based on the diagram, atleast some fruits are branches. Hence conclusion III follows. In this diagram, no fruit is a tape and no tree is a tape. Hence, to confirm that atleast some fruits are ALWAYS tapes is incorrect. Same for some trees are ALWAYS tapes. Hence the correct option is (d)
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