October 25, 2014

Syllogisms - 7 Rules and you will Never go Wrong

Syllogisms is one of the easiest of the reasoning chapters. There are some hard and fast rules of syllogisms,
which are a little typical and specic; nevertheless, pretty easy to learn and remember.

Well be doing revision worthy quick study on syllogisms today, starting with the rules.

Rules of Syllogisms:
1. I hope all of you prefer to solve syllogs with the help of venn diagrams!

2. Direct relations which are given in the question, will always hold true.Thus if in the statement youre given All
cats are rats. and in the conclusion too youre given All cats are rats. it is true!

3. Thus, any contradiction to a direct relation, will always be wrong.

If statement is Some scooters fly., and in conclusion you have, Some scooters do not fly. the conclusion is
wrong. Contradiction of direct relation.

4. But if the contradiction to a direct relation is coupled with the word possibility, then the conclusion will be
correct.

There is a possibility that some scooters do not fly. is correct.

{Standard Rule: Where with any conclusion which is directly coming from the statements, the word possibility is
added, many a times the conclusion, which otherwise is wrong, will becomes correct.}

5. If in the statements given, relation is not made between two elements, then any direct relational conclusion
between such elements will be wrong.

Cats are rats. Bats are Dogs. is the statement.

Some rats are dog. is the conclusion. And it is wrong.

Is there any connection between rats/cats with bats/dogs, that we can understand from the statement?

No! Hence, the direct relation in the conclusion is wrong.

But if the word possibility is added, then, Some rats being dogs is a possibility. becomes correct!

6. And where direct relation exists, then adding the word possibility is wrong.
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Statement All Apples are Bad.
Statement All Apples are Bad.
Conclusion All apples being bad is a possibility. is wrong, as in the direct relation it is given that all apples
are bad!

7. Either/Or condition:
When all the under mentioned 3 conditions follow cumulatively, only then will
either/or option follow.

(i) One conclusion is +ve and one is ve.

(ii) The elements are same in both the options.
(iii) Individually both conclusions must be wrong.

Check this out Statements No truck is rover. All rovers are land.
Conclusion I. No land is truck. II. Some land is truck.

Does this question satisfy all three conditions? Lets check!

(i) Condition (1) - +ve and ve?
Yes, it follows, as I (No land) is ve and II is = ve (some land).

(ii) Condition (2) elements in both conclusions to be same?

Yes, in both conclusions we have land and truck!

(iii) Condition (3) both conclusions to be individually wrong?

Yes.
Conclusion I is wrong because there is no direct relation to that effect in the
statement, and hence such a direct relation (no land is truck) of the conclusion will
become wrong!

Conclusion II is wrong because there is no direct relation to that effect in the

statement, and hence such a direct relation (some land is truck) of the conclusion
will again become wrong!

{Please note readers, if in both the conclusions the word possibility was added
then they would have become correct!}

That is all for the rules. I must add, just remembering the rules will never help in solving the questions. If you
have done syllogs before, then for revision purpose this will be helpful.

But if you are just starting studying and learning syllogs, then solving sums side by side, and making mistakes
and then referring to the rules to rectify will help you remember the rules effortlessly.

For your clarity of concepts sake, Ive provided the following diagram

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These conclusions are true: These conclusions are not true:
(1) Some B are A. (1) Some D being C is a possibility.
(2) All A are B. (2) All A being B is a possibility.
(3) Some A are B. (this will also be correct) (3) No B is D.
(4) No A is C. (4) Some A being C is a possibility.
(5) No B is C. (5) All D being B is a possibility.
(6) Some D is C.
(7) All D being C is a possibility.
(8) All B being A is a possibility. (A=B)
(9) Some D being B is a possibility.

Syllogisms are sure shot 5 marks, and they are from the easy/quick reasoning questions! Thus, my sincere
advise to you would be to master syllogs once and for all and be done with it.

And to master anything youll need to practice a LOT! So, take out your copies and start drawing circles!

Simple rule is syllogisms make a lot of mistakes in practice only then you wont ever go wrong in the exams!

Keep the feedbacks flowing in readers!

Ramandeep Singh
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nidhi chaudhary

8 months ago
what does can never be means ? is it a possibility or definite
conclusion?
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viveknanda nvrgiveup > nidhi chaudhary

8 months ago
definite
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PANKAJ

2 years ago
Good information...
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Anonymous

2 years ago
How to solve this que:
Statements: Some clips are copies.
Some copies are magazines.
No magazines is a dictionary

Conclusions: I. No copies are dictionary

II. Some copies are dictionary
III. Some copies are not dictionary
IV. No clips are magazines

(1) Only III follows

(2) Only either I or II & III follow
(3) Only I follows
(4) Only either I or II follows
(5) None of these

Anonymous

2 years ago
thanks a lot for your reply. it helped me in solving many more problems.
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Anonymous

2 years ago
OK, Thank You Very Much.
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Both are correct. If all cats are dogs/frogs - then 'some' cats being
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dog/frog is correct.
dog/frog is correct.

But if the conclusion was - some cats being dog/frog is a possibility,

then both the conclusions would be wrong. 'cause all/some cats are
already dog/frog, no question of possibility.

I hope this helps

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Anonymous

2 years ago
Both correct
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Anonymous

2 years ago
Sir must answer this. I am doubtful in this question :

All cats are dog.

All dogs are frogs.

Conclusion :
Some cats are dog.
Some cats are frog.

Which conclusion is correct ? Both or None.

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Anonymous

2 years ago
thank u sir for this information
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Anonymous

2 years ago
thank you so much sir for giving this info.......
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Anonymous

2 years ago
@ Savita Chauhan

because the whole of B can never be C. And whole of A is B. SO A will

never be C. There can not be a possibility of A being C, as in the
question it is given directly that B cannot be C, so since all of A is B,
then A also can never be C.
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savita chauhan

2 years ago
dear sir,
Syllogisms me ek baat samaj nahi aai.why did u state conclusion-"
some A being C is a possibility" wrong. some A being C can be
possible,no? plz explain why its not true.
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Anonymous

2 years ago
sir , why r u inactive...to reply our question....we know u r helping us
...through more than 2 years...so sir plz reply our question as soon as
possible...because question are mainly doubt clearing....we know u do
that....
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Anonymous

2 years ago
Aaj ibps po 4 ka xam nahi hua kya.nt getng d updates
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Anonymous

2 years ago
thank u sir for some useful tips
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Nice .
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2 years ago
Thankyou so much sir for helping us.
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