Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (22.08.2024) Shift-I
What can be correctly claimed of a deductive argument? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. If the premises are true, then the conclusion is probably true
- 2. If the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true
- 3. It is unlikely for the premises to be true and the conclusion false
- 4. The conclusion follows necessarily from the premises
- 5. It is impossible for all the premises to be true and the conclusion false
A1, 2 and 3 only
B1 and 3 only
C2, 4 and 5 only ✓ Correct
D1, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 2, 4 and 5 only — A deductive argument satisfies statements 2, 4 and 5, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★A deductive argument satisfies statements 2, 4 and 5, so that is the answer.
★In a valid deductive argument, true premises guarantee a true conclusion, so statement 2 is correct.
★The conclusion follows necessarily from the premises, so statement 4 is correct.
★It is impossible for all the premises to be true and the conclusion false, so statement 5 is correct.
★Statements 1 and 3 describe only probability, which fits inductive, not deductive, arguments.
★So the correct claims are statements 2, 4 and 5.
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