Question 1
Statements:
No cold-blooded is a carnivores.
All warm-blooded are carnivores.
Conclusions:
I. No carnivores is a cold-blooded.
II. No warm-blooded is a cold-blooded.
III. Some carnivores are not cold-blooded.
Immediate vs Mediate Inference:
Immediate Inference: Direct conversion from one statement
Mediate Inference: Deduction requiring multiple statements
Checking Each Conclusion:
✓ Conclusion I: "No carnivores is a cold-blooded" - IMMEDIATE INFERENCE
Conversion of "No cold-blooded is a carnivores" - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion II: "No warm-blooded is a cold-blooded" - MEDIATE INFERENCE
All C are B (A) + No B is A (E) = A + E = E - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion III: "Some carnivores are not cold-blooded" - IMMEDIATE INFERENCE
From "No A is B", definitely some B are not A - FOLLOWS
Answer: All conclusions I, II and III follow
Immediate Inference: Direct conversion from one statement
Mediate Inference: Deduction requiring multiple statements
Checking Each Conclusion:
✓ Conclusion I: "No carnivores is a cold-blooded" - IMMEDIATE INFERENCE
Conversion of "No cold-blooded is a carnivores" - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion II: "No warm-blooded is a cold-blooded" - MEDIATE INFERENCE
All C are B (A) + No B is A (E) = A + E = E - FOLLOWS
✓ Conclusion III: "Some carnivores are not cold-blooded" - IMMEDIATE INFERENCE
From "No A is B", definitely some B are not A - FOLLOWS
Answer: All conclusions I, II and III follow