'No men are mortal' is contradictory to
ASome men are mortal ✓ Correct
BSome men are not mortal
CAll men are mortal
DNo mortal is man
Correct answer: (A) Some men are mortal
Explanation
The contradictory of 'No men are mortal' is 'Some men are mortal'.
'No men are mortal' is a universal negative, the E form.
The contradictory of an E proposition is its corresponding I proposition.
The I form here is 'Some men are mortal'.
The two cannot both be true and cannot both be false, which defines contradiction.
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