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Which of the following statements is contradictory to the statement Some birds are mammals?

ASome mammals are not birds
BSome birds are not mammals
CSome mammals are birds
DNo birds are mammals ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) No birds are mammals
Explanation

The contradictory is No birds are mammals.

The given proposition is the I form Some birds are mammals.

The contradictory of an I proposition is the corresponding E proposition.

This turns particular affirmation into universal denial on the same terms.

Since contradictories never share a truth value, No birds are mammals contradicts Some birds are mammals.

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