Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
In a deductive argument, the conclusion is
AA mere summing up of the premises
BNot necessarily based on the premises
CEntailed by the premises ✓ Correct
DAdditional to the premises
Correct answer: (C) Entailed by the premises — In deduction the conclusion is entailed by the premises, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★In deduction the conclusion is entailed by the premises, so that is the answer.
★Entailment means the premises logically necessitate the conclusion.
★If the premises are true, the conclusion cannot be false.
★It is not merely a summary, nor is it extra information beyond the premises.
★The necessity of this link is what makes deduction conclusive.
★So the conclusion is entailed by the premises.
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