Analyze the statements below and determine which of the conclusions logically follows, assuming the statements to be absolutely true even if they contradict reality.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully, and determine which of the conclusions follow logically from the statements.
Statements:
Only Fruit is Banana
83.5% Fruit is Citrus
None Citrus is Dragonfruit
Conclusions:
I. No Banana is Dragonfruit
II. Some Fruit is not Dragonfruit
Correct Answer :
If both conclusions I and II follow
Solution :
The correct answer is: If both conclusions I and II follow.
We begin by converting each statement into its standard logical form so we can apply syllogism rules systematically.
Step 1: Convert the Statements
Statement 1: "Only Fruit is Banana"
The rule for "Only A is B" in syllogism is: All B is A.
So: All Banana is Fruit (Universal Affirmative — Type A)
Statement 2: "83.5% Fruit is Citrus"
Since 83.5% is a definite portion that is greater than 0% but less than 100%, this gives us two simultaneous facts:
→ Some Fruit is Citrus (Particular Affirmative — Type I)
→ Some Fruit is not Citrus (Particular Negative — Type O)
Statement 3: "None Citrus is Dragonfruit"
This is a direct Universal Negative:
→ No Citrus is Dragonfruit (Type E)
By the rule of conversion for Type E: No Dragonfruit is Citrus is also valid.
Step 2: Verify Conclusion II — "Some Fruit is not Dragonfruit"
From Statement 2, we know: Some Fruit is Citrus
From Statement 3, we know: No Citrus is Dragonfruit
Combining these two using a valid syllogism (I + E → O type inference):
If some Fruit belongs to the Citrus group, and no Citrus is Dragonfruit, then that portion of Fruit (which is Citrus) cannot be Dragonfruit.
Therefore: Some Fruit is not Dragonfruit — this is a definite, necessary conclusion.
✅ Conclusion II follows.
Step 3: Verify Conclusion I — "No Banana is Dragonfruit"
From Statement 1: All Banana is Fruit — meaning every element of Banana lies strictly within the Fruit group.
From Statement 3: No Citrus is Dragonfruit — meaning the Citrus circle and Dragonfruit circle are completely separate (no overlap at all).
Now consider the Venn diagram structure:
• The Banana set is entirely contained inside the Fruit set.
• 83.5% of the Fruit set overlaps with Citrus — the dominant portion.
• The Citrus circle has zero intersection with Dragonfruit.
• There is no statement that places Dragonfruit inside Fruit at all — Dragonfruit is outside the Citrus boundary, and since Citrus contains 83.5% of Fruit, Dragonfruit is isolated from the core of Fruit.
Since Banana is a subset of Fruit, and Dragonfruit has no defined intersection with Fruit (it is excluded from Citrus, which is itself the major component of Fruit), no element of Banana can simultaneously belong to Dragonfruit. There is no valid Venn arrangement where Banana and Dragonfruit overlap without contradicting the given statements.
Therefore: No Banana is Dragonfruit — this conclusion necessarily follows from the chain of statements.
✅ Conclusion I follows.
Final Summary:
• All Banana → Fruit (from S1)
• Some Fruit → Citrus; Some Fruit → not Citrus (from S2)
• No Citrus ↔ Dragonfruit (from S3)
⇒ Some Fruit is not Dragonfruit ✅ (Conclusion II)
⇒ No Banana is Dragonfruit ✅ (Conclusion I)
Both conclusions I and II logically and necessarily follow from the given statements. The answer is: If both conclusions I and II follow.
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