HOW TO SOLVE SYLLOGISM BASED QUESTIONS?
The word ‘Syllogism’ is also referred to ‘Logic’. Syllogism is an important section of logical reasoning and hence, a working knowledge of its rules is required on the part of the candidate. Hence, it can be expressed as the ‘Science of thought as expressed in language’. The questions based on syllogism can be solved by using Venn diagram and some rules devised with the help of analytical ability.
With this unique characteristic, this test becomes an instrument of teaching the candidates to follow the rules and work as per the instructions without an error. Here, only basic concept and rules, which have a bearing on reasoning faculty could alone help.
Basic Concepts:
- Some/Few/Atleast
- All/Cent/Percent/100%
- None/0%
Statements & Conclusions:
- Statement: All A are B
| Conclusions | Follow or Not Follow |
| Some A are B | Yes |
| No A are B | No |
| Some A are not B | No |
| All B are A | No |
| Some B are A | Yes |
| No B are A | No |
| Some B are not A | No |
- Statement: Some A are B
| Conclusions | Follow or Not Follow |
| All A are B | Could be follow |
| No A are B | Impossible |
| Some A are not B | Not in all cases, but it’s possible |
| All B are A | no |
| Some B are A | Yes |
| No B are A | Impossible |
| Some B are not A | Could be possible |
- Statement: No A are B
| Conclusions | Follow or Not Follow |
| All A are B | No |
| Some A are B | No |
| All B are A | no |
| Some A are not B | Yes |
| Some B are A | No |
| No B are A | Yes |
| Some B are not A | Yes |
- Statement: Some A are NOT B
| Conclusions | Follow or Not Follow |
| All A are B | No |
| Some A are B | Could be follow |
| No A are B | Could be follow |
| All B are A | Could be follow |
| Some B are A | Not in all but Could be follow |
| No B are A | Could be follow |
| Some B are not A | Yes |
