Given below are two statements, followed by three conclusions, I, II and III. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, support(s) the given statements.
Statement 1: All the books written by X are textbooks.
Statement 2: Some of his books are published by ABC Publishing Company.
Conclusion I: ABC Publishing Company publishes textbooks only.
Conclusion II: Some textbooks written by X are published by publishers other than ABC Publishing Company.
Conclusion III: ABC Publishing Company publishes some critical theories written by X.
- AOnly conclusion I follows
- BOnly conclusion II follows
- COnly conclusion III follows
- DNone of the 3 conclusions follow
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's analyze the conclusions step by step:
Conclusion I: Statement 2 says ABC publishes some of X's books (which are textbooks). It does not mean ABC only* publishes textbooks; they could publish other genres too. Thus, I does not follow.
* Conclusion II: We know some of X's textbooks are published by ABC. However, we have zero information about who publishes the rest of X's textbooks (or if there even are any others). They could all be published by ABC or self-published. Thus, II is an assumption and does not follow.
* Conclusion III: There is no mention of "critical theories" anywhere in the statements. Thus, III does not follow.
Since none of the statements can be derived with complete logical certainty, none of the three conclusions follow.
Conclusion I: Statement 2 says ABC publishes some of X's books (which are textbooks). It does not mean ABC only* publishes textbooks; they could publish other genres too. Thus, I does not follow.
* Conclusion II: We know some of X's textbooks are published by ABC. However, we have zero information about who publishes the rest of X's textbooks (or if there even are any others). They could all be published by ABC or self-published. Thus, II is an assumption and does not follow.
* Conclusion III: There is no mention of "critical theories" anywhere in the statements. Thus, III does not follow.
Since none of the statements can be derived with complete logical certainty, none of the three conclusions follow.