Question 1
Statements:
Some artists are engineers.
All engineers are entrepreneurs.
Conclusions:
I. All artists are entrepreneurs.
II. Some artists are not entrepreneurs.
Complementary Pair Analysis:
Conclusions I and II form a complementary pair:
- "All artists are entrepreneurs" (A-type)
- "Some artists are not entrepreneurs" (O-type)
These are opposite statements where at least one can be true.
Venn Diagram:
Step 1: "Some artists are engineers" → Partial overlap
Step 2: "All engineers are entrepreneurs" → engineers inside entrepreneurs
Step 3: The part of artists overlapping with engineers is definitely inside entrepreneurs
Step 4: But we DON'T know about the rest of artists
Possible Cases:
Case 1: All of artists inside entrepreneurs → Conclusion I true
Case 2: Some of artists outside entrepreneurs → Conclusion II true
Either-Or Rule:
When conclusions form complementary pair "All" and "Some not", answer is "Either-Or".
Answer: Either conclusion I or II follows
Conclusions I and II form a complementary pair:
- "All artists are entrepreneurs" (A-type)
- "Some artists are not entrepreneurs" (O-type)
These are opposite statements where at least one can be true.
Venn Diagram:
Step 1: "Some artists are engineers" → Partial overlap
Step 2: "All engineers are entrepreneurs" → engineers inside entrepreneurs
Step 3: The part of artists overlapping with engineers is definitely inside entrepreneurs
Step 4: But we DON'T know about the rest of artists
Possible Cases:
Case 1: All of artists inside entrepreneurs → Conclusion I true
Case 2: Some of artists outside entrepreneurs → Conclusion II true
Either-Or Rule:
When conclusions form complementary pair "All" and "Some not", answer is "Either-Or".
Answer: Either conclusion I or II follows