Statements:
1. All heroes are winners.
2. All winners are lucky people.
Inferences:
I. All lucky people are heroes.
II. Some lucky people are heroes.
III. Some winners are heroes.
Which of the above inferences can be logically deduced from statements 1 and 2?
- AOnly I and II
- BOnly II and III
- COnly I and III
- DOnly III
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Statement Analysis
Let H represent 'Heroes', W represent 'Winners', and L represent 'Lucky People'.
- Statement 1: All heroes are winners. This can be written as .
- Statement 2: All winners are lucky people. This can be written as .
Combining these statements, we get a chain: . This implies that all heroes are lucky people ().
Inference Analysis
Inference I: All lucky people are heroes
This inference states . Our derived relationship is . The inference is the converse and does not logically follow from . Therefore, Inference I is invalid.
Inference II: Some lucky people are heroes
This inference states that there is an overlap between 'Lucky People' and 'Heroes'. Since we deduced (All Heroes are Lucky People), it implies that if there exists at least one hero, then that hero is a lucky person. Thus, some lucky people (namely, the heroes) are heroes. Therefore, Inference II is valid.
Inference III: Some winners are heroes
This inference states that there is an overlap between 'Winners' and 'Heroes'. From Statement 1, we know (All Heroes are Winners). This implies that if there exists at least one hero, then that hero is a winner. Thus, some winners (namely, the heroes) are heroes. Therefore, Inference III is valid.
Conclusion
Based on the analysis, inferences II and III can be logically deduced from the given statements.
Valid Inferences: II and III