Select the conclusions which follow the statement:Statement: All cats ...
1st conclusion – Does not follow because there is no information about cats being able to fly.
2nd conclusion – Does not follow because being carnivorous does not necessarily imply being a mammal.
3rd conclusion – Does not follow because not all cats are carnivorous.
4th conclusion – Does not follow because there is no information about mammals being able to fly.
5th conclusion – Follows because the statement explicitly states that no carnivorous animals can fly.
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Select the conclusions which follow the statement:Statement: All cats ...
1st conclusion – Does not follow because there is no information about cats being able to fly.
2nd conclusion – Does not follow because being carnivorous does not necessarily imply being a mammal.
3rd conclusion – Does not follow because not all cats are carnivorous.
4th conclusion – Does not follow because there is no information about mammals being able to fly.
5th conclusion – Follows because the statement explicitly states that no carnivorous animals can fly.
Select the conclusions which follow the statement:Statement: All cats ...
Understanding the statement:
The given statement provides three pieces of information:
1. All cats are mammals.
2. Some mammals are carnivorous.
3. No carnivorous animals can fly.
Analysing the conclusions:
a) Conclusion 1: Some cats can fly.
This conclusion cannot be drawn from the given statement because there is no information about cats being able to fly. The statement only mentions that all cats are mammals.
b) Conclusion 2: All carnivorous animals are mammals.
This conclusion cannot be drawn from the given statement because it is not stated that all carnivorous animals are mammals. The statement only mentions that some mammals are carnivorous.
c) Conclusion 3: All cats are carnivorous.
This conclusion cannot be drawn from the given statement because it is not stated that all cats are carnivorous. The statement only mentions that all cats are mammals.
d) Conclusion 4: Some mammals can fly.
This conclusion cannot be drawn from the given statement because it is stated that no carnivorous animals can fly. However, it does not provide any information about mammals in general being able to fly.
e) Conclusion 5: No cats can fly.
This conclusion can be drawn from the given statement. The statement mentions that no carnivorous animals can fly, and since all cats are mammals and some mammals are carnivorous, it can be concluded that no cats can fly.
Therefore, the correct conclusions that follow the given statement are:
- Conclusion 5: No cats can fly.
Summary:
Based on the given statement, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that no cats can fly. None of the other conclusions can be logically derived from the given information.