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    Coded Syllogism

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    1) The document presents a coded syllogism with symbols used to represent logical statements and asks the reader to determine which conclusions logically follow from the given statements. 2) It then presents another set of coded syllogisms using different symbols and again asks the reader to determine which conclusions follow from the statements. 3) A third coded syllogism is given regarding statements about clothes, cars, guns, apples, and tigers and the logical conclusions that can be drawn. 4) A new coded language is introduced with sample statements and conclusions and the reader is asked to determine which conclusions follow or how particular phrases would be coded.

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    1) The document presents a coded syllogism with symbols used to represent logical statements and asks the reader to determine which conclusions logically follow from the given statements. 2) It then presents another set of coded syllogisms using different symbols and again asks the reader to determine which conclusions follow from the statements. 3) A third coded syllogism is given regarding statements about clothes, cars, guns, apples, and tigers and the logical conclusions that can be drawn. 4) A new coded language is introduced with sample statements and conclusions and the reader is asked to determine which conclusions follow or how particular phrases would be coded.

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    1) The document presents a coded syllogism with symbols used to represent logical statements and asks the reader to determine which conclusions logically follow from the given statements. 2) It then presents another set of coded syllogisms using different symbols and again asks the reader to determine which conclusions follow from the statements. 3) A third coded syllogism is given regarding statements about clothes, cars, guns, apples, and tigers and the logical conclusions that can be drawn. 4) A new coded language is introduced with sample statements and conclusions and the reader is asked to determine which conclusions follow or how particular phrases would be coded.

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    Coded Syllogism

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    1) The document presents a coded syllogism with symbols used to represent logical statements and asks the reader to determine which conclusions logically follow from the given statements. 2) It then presents another set of coded syllogisms using different symbols and again asks the reader to determine which conclusions follow from the statements. 3) A third coded syllogism is given regarding statements about clothes, cars, guns, apples, and tigers and the logical conclusions that can be drawn. 4) A new coded language is introduced with sample statements and conclusions and the reader is asked to determine which conclusions follow or how particular phrases would be coded.

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    Coded Syllogism

    Q.1-3. Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions.
    In the following questions, the symbols +, @, & and * are used with the following
    meaning as illustrated below.
    ‘F + O’ means ‘Some F are O’.
    ‘F & O’ means ‘All F are O’.
    ‘F * O’ means ‘No F is O’.
    ‘F @ O’ means ‘Some F being O is a possibility’.
    You have to consider the given statement to be true then you have to analyze
    which of the following conclusion is definitely true.
    Q.1. Statement:
    J+A&C*K&E+T+S
    Conclusion:
    (1) S * T
    (2) A + C
    (3) K @ C
    (4) C @ K
    (5) A @ K
    Q.2. Statement:
    A+B+D&O+M*E&N
    Conclusion:
    (1) M + N
    (2) O + E
    (3) A @ D
    (4) D + M
    (5) O * A
    Q.3. Statement:
    J*A&I+L*O+R&S
    Conclusion:
    (1) J + L
    (2) A + L
    (3) R + O
    (4) S + I
    (5) J + R
    Q.4-5. In each question given below statements are followed by conclusions. You
    have to take the given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance
    from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which
    logically follows. Give answer –
    In the following questions, the symbols #, @, $ and © are used with the following
    meanings as illustrated below.
    ‘P # Q’ means 'All P is Q'.
    ‘P @ Q’ means 'Some P is Q'.
    ‘P © Q’ means 'No P is Q'.
    ‘P $ Q’ means 'Some P is not Q'.
    Q.4. Statements: Chains # Interiors, Mat @ Mops, Jackets @ Chains, Interior ©
    Mat.
    Conclusions:
    I. All Jackets being Mat is a possibility.
    II. No Chain is Mat.
    III. Some Jackets are Interior
    (1) Only II
    (2) Both I and II
    (3) Only III
    (4) Both II and III
    (5) None of these
    Q.5. Statements: A # B, E © A, F @ C, B # C, D © B
    Conclusions:
    I. No F is A.
    II. Some D can be A.
    III. Some F cannot be E.
    IV. Some C are A.
    (1) Only II
    (2) Both I and II
    (3) Only IV
    (4) Both II and III
    (5) Both III and IV
    Q6.
    Statements:
    100% guns are clothes.
    No car is tiger.
    90% cars are clothes.
    10% apples are cars.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some tigers can be guns.
    II. No car is gun.
    III. Some apples can be tigers.
    (1) Only II (2) Both I and II
    (3) Only III (4) Both I and III
    (5) Both II and III
    Directions:
    Answer the following questions based on the information given below:
    I. ‘ All Among Strong Work’ is coded as ‘ # % & !’
    II. ‘Few are Among Men’ is coded as ‘ # = @ /’
    III. ‘ All Only No Men’ is coded as ‘ & @ - $’
    IV. ‘ No More Few Work’ is coded as ‘ $ ! = +’
    Q1.
    Statements:
    -+/!, =+/@, &@/%
    Conclusions:
    I. $!/%
    II. =+/%
    III. &@/!
    (1) Only conclusion I follows
    (2) Only conclusions II follows
    (3) Only conclusion I and II follows
    (4) Only conclusions II and III follows
    (5) Only conclusions I and III follows
    Q2. Which of the following is coded as ‘ $ @ !’ in the given language?

    (1) Men All Few


    (2) Only Men Work
    (3) No Men Work
    (4) Few Strong Men
    (5) None of the above
    Q3. Statements:
    & + / #, $ + / %, & ! / +
    Conclusions:
    I. $!/%
    II. $#/%
    III. &!/#
    (1) Only conclusion I follows
    (2) Only conclusions II follows
    (3) Only conclusions I and II follows
    (4) Only conclusions II and III follows
    (5) Only conclusions I and III follows
    Q4. How is ‘ Among All Work’ is coded as in the given language?
    (1) # & !
    (2) $ + /
    (3) @ = $
    (4) # ! /
    (5) None pf the above
    Q5. Statements:
    = + / #, = @ / +, $ @ / #
    Conclusions:
    I. &+/#
    II. &#/@
    III. &@/+
    (1) Only conclusion I follow
    (2) Only conclusion II follow
    (3) Only conclusions I and II follow
    (4) Only conclusions II and III follow
    (5) None of the above

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