Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
No conclusion is possible from two
AUniversal premises
BAffirmative premises
CNegative premises ✓ Correct
DCategorical premises
Correct answer: (C) Negative premises — No conclusion follows from two negative premises, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★No conclusion follows from two negative premises, so that is the answer.
★This is another standard rule of the syllogism.
★Two negative premises deny connections without establishing any link.
★With no positive connection through the middle term, nothing can be inferred.
★So a valid conclusion is impossible from two negatives.
★So the answer is negative premises.
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