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01 Jan 2017, 22:29
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Hello. Please help me to understand this problem on syllogism:
stmt 1) Some pastries are toffees.
stmt 2) All toffees are chocolates.
conclusions: 1) Some chocolates are toffees.
2) Some toffees are not pastries.
Options : 1) Only conclusion I follows.
2) Only conclusion II follows.
3) Either I or II follows.
4) Neither of I or II follows.
5) Both conclusions follows:
The solution of this problem is given as Only Conclusion I follows.
But when I solved this I was not able to arrive at the above solution. I want to know how we arrive at this solution. Please help me.
stmt 1) Some pastries are toffees.
stmt 2) All toffees are chocolates.
conclusions: 1) Some chocolates are toffees.
2) Some toffees are not pastries.
Options : 1) Only conclusion I follows.
2) Only conclusion II follows.
3) Either I or II follows.
4) Neither of I or II follows.
5) Both conclusions follows:
The solution of this problem is given as Only Conclusion I follows.
But when I solved this I was not able to arrive at the above solution. I want to know how we arrive at this solution. Please help me.
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02 Jan 2017, 11:38
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Dear Amoghsingh , welcome to GMAT Club..
Syllogism is not tested in GMAT , however I am trying to post the solution...
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Check Possibility 2 ; The statement " Some toffees are not pastries " can be challenged...
Hence, answer will be only Conlusion I follows...
03 Jan 2017, 07:01
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stmt 1) Some pastries are toffees.
conclusion 2) Some toffees are not pastries.
From stmt 1), we cannot make conclusion 2) for sure.
One example I can think of is: If it is given that some apples are rotten, then we cannot conclude that some rotten fruits are not apples.
This is because it is possible that no fruit other than apples is rotten. If that is the case, then we obviously cannot conclude that some rotten fruits are not apples.
Hope my reasoning is correct. Can an expert confirm this.
conclusion 2) Some toffees are not pastries.
From stmt 1), we cannot make conclusion 2) for sure.
One example I can think of is: If it is given that some apples are rotten, then we cannot conclude that some rotten fruits are not apples.
This is because it is possible that no fruit other than apples is rotten. If that is the case, then we obviously cannot conclude that some rotten fruits are not apples.
Hope my reasoning is correct. Can an expert confirm this.
