Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Statement: 'Some chairs are curtains. All curtains are bed sheets.' Conclusion: 'Some chairs are bed sheets.' What is the mood of this syllogism?
AIAI ✓ Correct
BIAA
CIIA
DAII
Correct answer: (A) IAI — The mood is IAI, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The mood is IAI, so that is the answer.
★'Some chairs are curtains' is a particular affirmative, an I proposition.
★'All curtains are bed sheets' is a universal affirmative, an A proposition.
★'Some chairs are bed sheets' is again a particular affirmative, an I proposition.
★Reading the three propositions in order gives I, A, I.
★So the mood is IAI.
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