Question

Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red. II. Some flowers are roses. Which conclusion follows?

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Both I and II follow
• C. Only conclusion II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows

Hint:

The red flowers need not be roses, but 'All roses are flowers' converts to 'Some flowers are roses'.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Test conclusion I.
'Some flowers are red' does not tell us that the red flowers are roses; the red ones could be other flowers. So 'Some roses are red' is not forced. I does not follow.
Step 2: Test conclusion II.
All roses are flowers, and roses exist, so some flowers are roses (the converse of an 'All'). II follows.
Step 3: Conclude.
Only conclusion II follows.