Question 2

Below are given statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
Statements:
A: All mothers are aunts.
B. All aunts are ladies.
Conclusions:
I. All ladies are mothers.
II. All ladies are aunts.

Decide which of the below options logically follows the given Statement.

Solution

The least possible Venn diagram is as follows:

Conclusions:

I. All ladies are mothers. → False (it is possible but not definite)

II. All ladies are aunts. → False (it is possible but not definite)

Hence, neither I nor II follows.

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