Statements:All terrorists are guilty. All terrorists are criminals.Con...
Explanation:
Since the middle term 'terrorists' is distributed twice in the premises, the conclusion cannot be universal. So, it follows that 'Some guilty persons are criminals'. Thus, II holds.
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Statements:All terrorists are guilty. All terrorists are criminals.Con...
Statements:
- All terrorists are guilty.
- All terrorists are criminals.
Conclusions:
- Either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
- Some guilty persons are criminals.
- Generally criminals are guilty.
- Crime and guilt go together.
Explanation:
The given statements talk about terrorists being guilty and criminals. Based on these statements, we can draw the following conclusions:
I. Either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
- This conclusion can be drawn from the fact that all terrorists are both guilty and criminals. Therefore, either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
II. Some guilty persons are criminals.
- This conclusion is already stated in the given statements. Since all terrorists are guilty and criminals, some guilty persons are also criminals.
III. Generally criminals are guilty.
- This conclusion can be inferred from the given statements. Since all terrorists are considered criminals, it can be assumed that criminals are generally guilty.
IV. Crime and guilt go together.
- This conclusion can also be inferred from the given statements. Since terrorists are guilty and criminals, it can be assumed that crime and guilt go together.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (C) - Only II follows.