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Statement : All the poets are goats. Some goats are trees.

Conclusion :
I.Some poets are trees.
II. Some trees are goats.

Answer & Solution
Correct Answer: Option B
From the following Statement we have these diagram:

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Only II follows.
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Heym Kafley
Heym Kafley 4 years ago
From second diagram we can clearly see that some poet also intersect to trees so some poet may be trees. Thats why answer should be both statement follow . But answer key shows only statement 2 follow why?
Priya Anand
Priya Anand 6 years ago
Can you please explain, because from second figure it is showing that some poets are trees, so why not E
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