Question
Download Solution PDFIf the statements "No saints are materialists" is given as false which of the following statements could be immediately inferred to be true?
A. All saints are materialists.
B. Some saints are materialists.
C. Some saints are not materialists.
D. All materialists are saints.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDF- The statement "No saints are materialists" is the negation of the statement "Some saints are materialists."
- So, if the first statement is false, then the second statement must be true.
- The other statements are not necessarily true.
- For example, the statement "All saints are materialists" could be false, even if the statement "No saints are materialists" is false.
- This is because the negation of a statement does not imply the negation of the negation of the statement.
Therefore, the only statement that can be immediately inferred to be true is "Some saints are materialists."
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