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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 plates are glasses. Some glasses are bowls. Some bowls are cups. Conclusions: (I) Some cups are glasses. (II) Some bowls are plates.
Only conclusion (I) follows.
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Only conclusion (II) follows.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
In syllogisms with 'Some' statements, direct connections are possible, but indirect connections (like between Plates and Cups) are indeterminate without a shared bridge.
In syllogisms with 'Some' statements, direct connections are possible, but indirect connections (like between Plates and Cups) are indeterminate without a shared bridge.
Analyze Statements
Statements: (1) Some Plates are Glasses, (2) Some Glasses are Bowls, (3) Some Bowls are Cups. These represent a chain: Plates-Glasses-Bowls-Cups.
Evaluate Conclusion I
Some Cups are Glasses: There is no direct link between Cups and Glasses in the statement chain, so this does not logically follow.
Evaluate Conclusion II
Some Bowls are Plates: There is no direct link between Bowls and Plates, so this does not logically follow.
A, B, and C are incorrect because neither conclusion can be deduced from the given independent links in the chain.
D is correct because both conclusions fail to establish a definite relationship between the respective objects based on the provided premises.
In 'Some' relationship syllogisms, unless there is a common circle established between two non-adjacent elements, you cannot claim a definitive relationship.