If the statement "No lotuses are roses" is given as false, then which of the following statements can be inferred to be true ?
ASome lotuses are not roses
BAll lotuses are roses
CSome roses are not lotuses
DSome lotuses are roses ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Some lotuses are roses
Explanation
The statement inferred to be true is "Some lotuses are roses".
"No lotuses are roses" is a universal negative (E), taken here as false.
The contradictory of an E proposition is the particular affirmative (I).
When a proposition is false its contradictory must be true, so "Some lotuses are roses" is true.
This rests on the contradictory relation of E and I on the square of opposition.
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