Which of the following statements are mutually inconsistent?

1.Mostly poets are not egoistic

2.Mostly poets are humble

3.Some poets are egoistic

4.Some poets are not non-egoistic

A1 and 4

B2 and 3

C1 and 3 ✓ Correct

D3 and 4

Correct answer: (C) 1 and 3

Explanation

The clashing pair is the general denial that poets are egoistic and the claim that some are.

Statement 1 sets the character of poets, across the class, as not egoistic.

Statement 3 affirms that egoistic poets do exist, directly opposing that denial.

A universal-style denial and its particular affirmation stand as contradictories.

Statement 4, "not non-egoistic," is a double negation equal to "egoistic," matching Statement 3.

Being equivalent, Statements 3 and 4 are consistent rather than inconsistent.

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