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Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statements. Statements: Some ribbons are balloons. Some balloons are eagles. Conclusions: (I) All eagles are ribbons. (II) No ribbons are eagles.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Only conclusion (I) follows
Only conclusion (II) follows
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Evaluate syllogism with two particular affirmative (I-type) premises
Analyze Premise Types
Premise 1: Some ribbons are balloons (Particular Affirmative, I) Premise 2: Some balloons are eagles (Particular Affirmative, I)
Apply Syllogistic Deduction Rules
From two particular premises (I + I), no definite relation can be inferred because the middle term ('balloons') is not distributed in either premise. There is no guaranteed overlap or exclusion between ribbons and eagles.
Evaluate Given Conclusions
тАв Conclusion (I) 'All eagles are ribbons' is a universal affirmative claim which cannot be established definitely. тАв Conclusion (II) 'No ribbons are eagles' is a universal negative claim which cannot be established from positive premises. тАв 'All' and 'No' do not form a complementary Either/Or pair.
Neitherconclusion(I)nor(II)follows.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows