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    Post  Abhishek Mon May 09, 2011 5:04 pm

    This is the thread for discussing all types of verbal Reasoning queries which you have....

    Post your problems and get it solved by others..
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    Post  verma Fri May 13, 2011 8:01 pm

    abhi can u provide the detail approach for the following ques that appeared in bob exam : which conclusion is valid ?

    Statements : Some stars r moons .,All moon are planets.., No planet is universe
    Conclusions :1. All moons being star is a possibility ,,2. No universe is a star. 3. At least some planets are stars.. 4 .No moon is universe

    Statements: All sticks are plants ....,All plants are insects ... ,All insects are amphibians ..
    Conclusion s: 1. At least some amphibians r plants .. 2. all sticks are insects .... 3.all amphibians are sticks .. 4 .all plants are amphibians

    Statements : All apartments r huts .. No hut is a building ...All building are cottages ...
    Conclusions : 1. No cottage is an apartment ..2. some cottage are apartment ..3. No apartment is a cottage ..4 .some buildings being apartment is apossibility ..5 .some cottages being apartment is a possibility ..6 ..no cottage is hut
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    Post  Abhishek Sat May 14, 2011 12:29 am

    verma wrote:abhi can u provide the detail approach for the following ques that appeared in bob exam : which conclusion is valid ?

    Statements : Some stars r moons .,All moon are planets.., No planet is universe
    Conclusions :1. All moons being star is a possibility ,,2. No universe is a star. 3. At least some planets are stars.. 4 .No moon is universe

    Statements: All sticks are plants ....,All plants are insects ... ,All insects are amphibians ..
    Conclusion s: 1. At least some amphibians r plants .. 2. all sticks are insects .... 3.all amphibians are sticks .. 4 .all plants are amphibians

    Statements : All apartments r huts .. No hut is a building ...All building are cottages ...
    Conclusions : 1. No cottage is an apartment ..2. some cottage are apartment ..3. No apartment is a cottage ..4 .some buildings being apartment is apossibility ..5 .some cottages being apartment is a possibility ..6 ..no cottage is hut

    Sorry for the delay , here is the detailed solution :

    Question 1 -

    Here are the various possible arrangements :

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    1. From all the possible arrangements we can't logically deduce , that all moons are stars . - So this is not a valid conclusion.

    2. Arrangement 2 shows that Some universe is star so - We can't conclude - No Universe is star

    3. From all the 3 possible arrangements we can see that some Planets are stars - So this is a valid conclusion.

    4. From all the possible arrangements we can see that No element of Moon is Star - So this is a valid conclusion.


    Question 2 -

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    1. From the given arrangement we can logically conclude that - Some elements of Amphibians are plants.

    2.We can logically conclude that all elements of sticks are part of the greater set called insects - So this is a valid conclusion.

    3. From the arrangement we can never conclude that all elements of Amphibians are sticks. - However the reverse " All sticks are amphibians is true "

    4. This conclusion is logically valid because - All elements of Plants belong to the greater set called amphibians.


    Question 3 -


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    1. From the given arrangements we see that arrangement 3 violates this condition.

    2. Some cottages are appartments is a possible conclusion - From arrangement

    3.So 1 and 2 are self contardictory and means the same thing , so the answer will be either of them. ( But answer differs with Pratijogita kiran - If someone has a logic , please rectify me )

    4. Arrangement 3 shows some appartment are cottages - So this arguement is not valid . . ( But answer differs with Pratijogita kiran - If someone has a logic , please rectify me )

    5. From the given arrangements we can see that nowhere we can deduce - some buildings are appartments - So this conclusion is not valid.. ( But answer differs with Pratijogita kiran - If someone has a logic , please rectify me )


    6. From arrangement 3 we can deduce - Some cottages are appartments , so this arguement is ture . ( But answer differs with Pratijogita kiran - If someone has a logic , please rectify me )


    7. Again from Arrangement 3 we can find some cottages are huts - So this arguement is not valid. . ( But answer differs with Pratijogita kiran - If someone has a logic , please rectify me )




    If U find I missed somewhere plz let me know I will edit my post !
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    Post  verma Sat May 14, 2011 11:47 am

    Directions for questions 1- 8:
    Choose the set of three statements where the third statement can be logically derived from the previous two.



    1. All Tricks are Loops. 2. No Puzzles are Loops.
    3. All Puzzles are Tricks. 4. No Puzzles are Tricks.

    5. All Puzzles are Loops. 6. All Loops are Tricks.



    A. 341 B. 642 C. 352 D. 156 E. 631



    1. All Spaces are Bust. 2. No Curves are Spaces.
    3. Some Curves are not Squares. 4. Some Squares are Bust.

    5. All Spaces are Squares. 6. All Squares are Curves.



    A. 514 B. 124 C. 316 D. 523 E. 513



    1. All S are R. 2. All G are S.
    3. All Y are R. 4. Some M are Y.

    5. All Y are S. 6. No S are M.



    A. 654 B. 153 C. 361 D. 145 E. 564



    1. Some T are S. 2. Some S are B.
    3. No T are B. 4. All T are S.

    5. All B are S. 6. No S are B.



    A. 165 B. 463 C. 245 D. 541 E. 425



    1. All cows are green. 2. Some Green are Red.
    3. Some Green eat Grass. 4. All Green are Yellow.

    5. Some Cows eat Grass. 6. Some Yellow are Brown.



    A. 123 B. 153 C. 364 D. 423 E. 621



    1. Some footballers are cricketers. 2. All musicians are footballers.
    3. Some guitarists are musicians. 4. All cricketers are footballers.

    5. All cricketers are musicians. 6. Some guitarists are footballers.



    A. 643 B. 264 C. 542 D. 321 E. 236



    1. No man is a tree. 2. All fools are smokers.
    3. Some men are smokers. 4. All trees are smokers.

    5. All trees are fools. 6. All smokers have cancer.



    A. 345 B. 154 C. 354 D. 524 E. 126



    1. All great men are thinkers. 2. No woman is a thinker.
    3. Napoleon is a thinker. 4. Napoleon is great.

    5. No women are great men. 6. All women are great.



    A. 143 B. 431 C. 251 D. 625 E. 215



    Evaluate the following syllogisms (Q no. 9-16) and assess whether the argument is valid (i.e. LN) or invalid (i.e. LP).



    No physical actions are chance occurrences. All chance occurrences are random events. No random events are physical actions.


    All things describable by science are predictable events. No free decisions are things describable by science. No free decisions are predictable events.


    No things describable by science are uncaused happenings. All mental decisions are things describable by science. No mental decisions are uncaused happenings.


    All persons who are most free are person who decide most. All persons who decide least are persons who are most free. All persons who decide least are persons who decide most.


    Some snakes are dangerous creatures, for some snakes are poisonous animals and some poisonous animals are dangerous creatures.


    Some foreign cars are vehicles sold in America because all Triumphs are foreign cars and some Triumphs are vehicles sold in America.


    15. No loving persons are thoughtless persons. No loving persons are aggressive people. No aggressive people are thoughtless persons.

    16. If anything is metallic, then it is breakable. There are breakable ornaments. Therefore they are metallic ornaments.

    Find the valid argument(s) in the arguments given below.
    1. Some cricketers snore. Some snorers sleep. Some cricketers sleep.

    2. All greats grate. Some greats cheat. Some graters cheat.

    3. No fillers fall. Some who fall are peelers. No peeler is a filler.

    4. All claws are clauses. No clause is a paw. No paws are claws.



    A. Only 1

    B. 2 and 4

    C. Only 4

    D. 1 and 3

    E. Only 2



    Find the valid argument(s) in the arguments given below.
    1. Some cars are automatic. Some automatic are phones. Some cars are phones.

    2. All preachers lie. Some liars are honest. Some preachers are honest.

    3. All wolves are cunning. No cunning is a sly. No wolf is a sly.

    4. Some bacon is fatty. All fatty are cancerous. Some bacon is cancerous.



    A. 1 and 3 B. Only 4 C. 3 and 4 D. 2 and 4 E. Only 2







    Find the valid argument(s) in the arguments given below.
    1. All famous women are jaunty. Phoolan is famous. Phoolan is jaunty.

    2. No big bird lays eggs. Ostriches are big. No ostrich lays eggs.

    3. Hunting is a banned sport. Skiing is a banned sport. Hunting and skiing are similar.

    4. Airtel is bigger than MTNL. MTNL is bigger than Hutch. Airtel is the biggest out of the three.



    A. 1, 2 and 4

    B. Only 1

    C. 1 and 2, but not 4

    D. 2 and 4

    E. Only 4



    Find the valid argument(s) in the arguments given below.
    1. Only frogs fly. Only those who fly, fall. Frogs fall.

    2. All blues are black. Some black are white. Some blues are white.

    3. Only blues are black. Some black are white. Some blues are white.

    4. All gamers are intelligent. Some intelligent men are tall. Some gamers are tall.



    A. Only 3

    B. 1 and 3

    C. Only 4

    D. 2 and 4

    E. 3 and 4



    Find the valid argument(s) in the arguments given below.
    1. No curtain hides the truth. All men hide the truth. No curtain is a man.

    2. Catches win matches. Some catches were dropped. Match was lost.

    3. No batsman is great. No bowler is great. Some batsmen are bowlers.

    4. Only pillows are comforting. Trees are pillows. Trees are comforting.



    A. 1 and 4

    B. Only 4

    C. 1, 2 and 4

    D. Only 2

    E. Only 1




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    Post  verma Sat May 14, 2011 12:10 pm

    All women are intelligent.

    Sita is a woman.

    Concl: – Sita is an intelligent woman.

    is the conclusion valid Rolling Eyes ...
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    Post  Abhishek Sat May 14, 2011 5:25 pm

    verma wrote:All women are intelligent.

    Sita is a woman.

    Concl: – Sita is an intelligent woman.

    is the conclusion valid Rolling Eyes ...

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    Hence from the above arrangement we can logically conclude that Sita is an Intelligent women...


    Bro due to inactivity of most of our users , I have to share the burden of Updating , Maintaining and Upkeeping of this portal , so I wud request U to kindly provide questions in sets of 5 to 6 .


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    Post  verma Sun May 15, 2011 12:12 am

    bro the answer says that conclusion is not valid .... even i dnt undrstand how ...? bt it states that it is hard to digest n told to ponder over it ..Sad
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    Post  Abhishek Sun May 15, 2011 12:22 am

    verma wrote:bro the answer says that conclusion is not valid .... even i dnt undrstand how ...? bt it states that it is hard to digest n told to ponder over it ..Sad


    It happens sometimes - However go thru the concepts !!

    Even I find a number of Questions having wrong answers and even after pondering for hours / nights over the same problem , I really can't get a logical conclusion.

    I am sure others who have some interesting point in this regard - With contradictory views will enhance the discussion further... Very Happy
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    Post  verma Sun May 15, 2011 11:36 am

    guys the reason given by one of my friend is :
    This is specious reasoning. the 1st statement does not state ‘intelligent women’, but simply ‘intelligent’.


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    Post  Abhishek Sun May 15, 2011 4:16 pm

    verma wrote:guys the reason given by one of my friend is :
    This is specious reasoning. the 1st statement does not state ‘intelligent women’, but simply ‘intelligent’.



    I think the first statement mentions - All women are intelligent , so Women is a subset of the greater set called Intelligent.

    Again - from the second statement we can say Sita is an element of the larger set called Women..

    However it would be great - If we have more opinion and discussion in this regard !
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    Post  helios9 Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:21 am

    verma wrote:bro the answer says that conclusion is not valid .... even i dnt undrstand how ...? bt it states that it is hard to digest n told to ponder over it ..Sad

    Dude the Ans is correct. The Conclusion DOES NOT follow.

    1) All women are intelligent.
    2) Sita is a woman.
    Conc: Sita is an intelligent woman.
    Here woman is the MIDDLE TERM
    THE CONCLUSION DOES NOT CONTAIN THE MIDDLE TERM. (Refer R S Aggarwal - Verbal n non-verbal reasoning, Logical Deduction, Topic 1- Logic)

    Correct Conclusion: Sita is intelligent.
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