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Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. No rose is white. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red.
II. Some flowers are not white. Which conclusion(s) follow?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • AOnly II follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly I follows

Step-by-Step Solution

The red flowers need not be roses, so I does not follow. Roses are flowers and no rose is white, so those flowers (roses) are not white — hence some flowers are not white (II follows).
Answer: A) Only II follows

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