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Statements: All cups are plates. Some plates are bowls. Conclusions: I. Some cups are bowls.
II. Some bowls are plates. Which conclusion(s) logically follow(s)?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • ABoth conclusions I and II follow
  • BNeither conclusion follows
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DOnly conclusion I follows

Step-by-Step Solution

The plates that are bowls need not be cups, so 'some cups are bowls' is not certain (I fails). 'Some plates are bowls' directly gives 'some bowls are plates' (II follows).
Answer: C) Only conclusion II follows

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