Which of the following statements is logically equivalent to the statement 'Some plants are insect eaters'?

ASome non-insect eaters are not non-plants

BSome plants are non-insect eaters

CSome plants are not non-insect eaters ✓ Correct

DSome plants are not insect eaters

Correct answer: (C) Some plants are not non-insect eaters

Explanation

"Some plants are not non-insect eaters" is the equivalent statement.

The base "Some plants are insect eaters" is an I proposition.

Obversion changes the quality and negates the predicate.

An I "Some S are P" becomes O "Some S are not non-P".

So it yields "Some plants are not non-insect eaters" with the same meaning.

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