Question

Statement: All poets are sensitive people. Some sensitive people are not artists. 
Conclusion I: Some poets are not artists. 
Conclusion II: Some sensitive people may be poets. 
Choose the correct option:

• A. Only Conclusion I follows.
• B. Only Conclusion II follows.
• C. Both conclusions follow.
• D. Neither conclusion follows.

Hint:

• Use Venn diagrams to visualize relationships in syllogisms.
• "All A are B" implies "Some B are A" (assuming A is not an empty set).
• A conclusion must necessarily follow from the statements. If you can find a scenario where the statements are true but the conclusion is false, then the conclusion does not follow.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To address this issue, we must logically examine the provided statements and conclusions:

• Statement 1: "All poets are sensitive people." This establishes that every poet is also a sensitive person. No poet exists outside the category of sensitive people.
• Statement 2: "Some sensitive people are not artists." This indicates that within the group of sensitive individuals, there are some who are not artists.

Let's now evaluate the conclusions:

• Conclusion I: "Some poets are not artists." Given that all poets are sensitive people, and that some sensitive people are not artists, it does not automatically follow that some poets are not artists. The statements do not confirm whether the group of poets within sensitive people overlaps with the non-artists. Consequently, Conclusion I cannot be logically derived from the given statements.
• Conclusion II: "Some sensitive people may be poets." This conclusion is valid. The statement "All poets are sensitive people" confirms that poets are a subset of sensitive people. Therefore, it is logical to infer that some sensitive people are also poets. Conclusion II is logically supported.

Based on this evaluation, the correct determination is:

Only Conclusion II follows.