Statements: Some fruits are red. All apples are fruits. Conclusions: I. Some apples are red. II. All red are apples. III. Some fruits are apples
Correct answer: A. Only III
- A. Only III
- B. Only I
- C. none
- D. I and III
Explanation
To evaluate the conclusions, consider the given statements: 'Some fruits are red' and 'All apples are fruits.' Conclusion III, 'Some fruits are apples,' follows directly since all apples are a subset of fruits. Conclusion I, 'Some apples are red,' cannot be confirmed because the statements do not specify that the apples overlap with the red fruits. Conclusion II, 'All red are apples,' is incorrect because there is no information to suggest that all red items are apples. Therefore, only Conclusion III is valid, making Option A the correct choice.
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