If the statement No saints are materialists is given as false, which of the following statements could be immediately inferred to be true?

1.All saints are materialists.

2.Some saints are materialists.

3.Some saints are not materialists.

4.All materialists are saints.

A1 & 4 only

B2 only ✓ Correct

C3 & 4 only

D1 & 2 only

Correct answer: (B) 2 only

Explanation

Only some saints are materialists can be inferred true.

The given false proposition is the E form, no saints are materialists.

The contradictory of an E proposition is the I proposition, some saints are materialists.

When a proposition is false, its contradictory must be true.

E and I, being contradictories, can never share the same truth value.

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