Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are birds. Conclusions: I. Some cats are birds. II. All birds are…
Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are birds. Conclusions: I. Some cats are birds. II. All birds are cats. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer and solution
Correct answer: C) Only I follows
The cats that are dogs are also birds, so I follows; nothing says all birds are cats.
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