Multiple choice general knowledge

Some mugs are beautiful. All mugs are useful.

  1. Some mugs are useful.

  2. Some useful things are beautiful.

  3. None

  4. Both
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B Correct answer
Explanation

From 'Some mugs are beautiful' and 'All mugs are useful', we can conclude that there exist mugs that are both beautiful and useful (the overlap). These mugs are therefore useful things that are beautiful. Option A is technically true but doesn't represent a valid deduction - it just repeats part of a premise. The correct conclusion is that some useful things are beautiful.

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