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Statements : Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions :
I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Some inexperienced are students.
Conclusions :
I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Some inexperienced are students.
Answer: Option E
'Every' is equivalent to 'All'. Thus, since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, I follows. II is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds.
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'Every' is equivalent to 'All'. Thus, since both the premises are universal and affirmative, the conclusion must be universal affirmative and should not contain the middle term. So, I follows. II is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds.
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