{"id":149796,"date":"2024-10-07T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=149796"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:04:11","slug":"which-term-best-describes-the-statement-given-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/07\/which-term-best-describes-the-statement-given-below\/","title":{"rendered":"Which term best describes the statement given below"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which term best describes the statement given below?<br>If a b and b c, then a c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Contrapositive statement<br>B. A syllogism<br>C. Inverse statement<br>D. Converse statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B. A syllogism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>syllogism<\/strong> is a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two premises, each of which shares a common term with the conclusion. In the given example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;If a b&#8221; (a is related to b)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;If b c&#8221; (b is related to c)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therefore, &#8220;a c&#8221; (a is related to c)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This reasoning process follows a basic structure of a syllogism, where two premises lead to a conclusion through deductive reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In logic, a <strong>syllogism<\/strong> involves a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. It\u2019s often structured like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Major Premise<\/strong>: All men are mortal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Minor Premise<\/strong>: Socrates is a man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Therefore, Socrates is mortal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In this format, both premises lead to a logical conclusion that must be true if the premises are true. In the question, the premises are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Premise 1<\/strong>: a is related to b.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Premise 2<\/strong>: b is related to c.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Therefore, a is related to c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This illustrates the transitive property, often used in syllogistic reasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Options:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contrapositive statement<\/strong>: This involves negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement and then reversing them (If not c, then not a).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inverse statement<\/strong>: This involves negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the original statement without switching them (If not a, then not c).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Converse statement<\/strong>: This is a statement where the hypothesis and conclusion of the original conditional statement are reversed (If c, then a).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the given statement is best described as a syllogism because it draws a logical conclusion from two premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which term best describes the statement given below?If a b and b c, then a c. 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