Quick Tricks To Solve Syllogism Questions Easily

What is syllogism?

The Syllogism is a kind of logical argument which applies to come to the conclusion based on premises.

Premises made of two terms

• A subject 
• A predicate 

Both are connected by relation.

Types of Premises

• All P are Q (universal Positive)
• Some P are Q (Particular Positive)
• No P are Q (Universal negative)
• Some P are not Q (Particular negative)

These are the basic premises upon which different types are created.

TRICKS TO SOLVE SYLLOGISM

First Premise		Second premise		Conclusion
				No conclusion
				No conclusion
				Some Not (reversed)
				Some Not (reversed)
				No conclusion
				No conclusion
				No conclusion
				No conclusion

Let’s look at some example to understand

Example 1

All Dogs are Monkey

All Monkey are Donkey

 Conclusion: All + All = All

All Dog are Donkey

Example 2

All Dogs are Monkey

Some Monkey are Donkey

 Conclusion: All + Some = No conclusion

Example 3

All Dogs are Monkey

No Monkeys are Donkey

Conclusion: All + No = No

No Dogs are Donkey

Example 4

Some Dogs are Monkey

All Monkeys are Donkey

Conclusion: Some+ All = Some

Some Dog are Donkey

Example 5

Some Dogs are Monkey

Some Monkeys are Donkey

 Conclusion: Some + Some = No Conclusion

No Dog are Donkey

Example 6

Some Dogs are Monkey

No Monkey are Donkey

Conclusion: Some + No = Some Not

Some Dogs are not Donkey

Example 7

No Dog are Monkey

No Monkey are Donkey

Conclusion: No + No = No conclusion

Example 8

NO Dog is Monkey

Some Monkey are Donkey

 Conclusion: No + Some = Some not (reversed)

Some Donkey are not dog

Example 9

NO Dog is Monkey

All Monkey are Donkey

 Conclusion: No + All = some not (reversed)

Some donkey are not dog

Example 10

Some Dog are not monkey

All Monkey are Donkey

 Conclusion: Some Not + All = No Conclusion

Example 11

Some Dog are not monkey

Some Monkey are Donkey

 Conclusion: Some Not + Some = No Conclusion

Example 12

Some Dog are not monkey

No Monkey are Donkey

Conclusion: Some Not + No = No Conclusion

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