Statements:Some golds are silver.All silvers are white.No white is a yellow.Conclusions: I. Some golds which are white are not yellow.II. Some golds being yellow is a possibilityOptionsIf only conclusion I followsIf either conclusion I or conclusion II followsIf both conclusion I and conclusion II followIf neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsIf only conclusion II follows
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Statements:Some golds are silver.All silvers are white.No white is a yellow.Conclusions: I. Some golds which are white are not yellow.II. Some golds being yellow is a possibilityOptionsIf only conclusion I followsIf either conclusion I or conclusion II followsIf both conclusion I and conclusion II followIf neither conclusion I nor conclusion II followsIf only conclusion II follows
Solution
The answer is "If only conclusion I follows".
Here's the step by step reasoning:
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The first statement says "Some golds are silver." This means there is at least some overlap between golds and silvers.
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The second statement says "All silvers are white." This means all items that are silver are also white. So, the golds that are silver are also white.
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The third statement says "No white is a yellow." This means there is no overlap between whites and yellows. So, the
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