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Syllogism Study Notes for IBPS PO

Today we’ll discuss about Syllogism. This topic can fetch you marks easily but you need to know the right concepts and types of questions to practice.

In banking exams Syllogism questions can be asked in itself. Usually 4-5 questions can be asked from this topic, thus it can fetch you easy marks with right practice.

These questions are usually of the following nature:

Two or more statements are given, and one is supposed to find out all the possible conclusions from the given statements.

Note:-

1. Consider statements are always truth that is statement are universal truth. This is main concept of syllogism.

2. You must understand their statement and after that, considered on their conclusion.

Statement Type:

Type 1: All Books are pen

Type 2: No Book is pen

Type 3: Some Book are pen

Type 4: Some Book are not pen

Conclusion Type:

Type 1: All Books are pen

Type 2: No Books are pen

Type 3: Some Books are pen

Type 4: Some Books are not pen

Type 5: All Books are pen is a possibilities

Type 6: All Books are not pen is a possibilities

Type 7: At least some books are pen

There are three types of conclusion in syllogism-

1. Positive- where we are 100% sure.

2. Negative- In this, we are sure that it doesn’t

3. Possibility- In this we are not 100% sure but Possible case may occur. In syllogism, a conclusion which is not 100% sure, it’s possibilities can happen i.e we are doubtful in saying it but the possibility may occur

1. Positive conclusion:

Statements: All mad are bad. All bad is crazy. All crazy are mango

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Conclusion:

All mad are crazy – right

All bad are mango – right

Some mad are mango – right

Some mango are crazy – right

Some crazy are bad – right

Some bad are mango – right

All crazy are mad – wrong

All mango are bad – wrong

All bad are mad – wrong

Here- In positive sentences Negative and possible conclusions are false.

2. Negative conclusion:

Statements: All book is notes. All notes is marker. No notes is pen.

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Conclusion:

No book is pen- (correct): here no notes is pen so no book is pen is right.

No Pen is Notes- (correct)

3. Possibility conclusion: In syllogism, conclusion which is not 100% sure, it’s possibilities can happen i.e we are doubtful in saying it but possibility may occurs.

Statements: Some blue are green. Some grey is blue. All green are white