Question

Read the following two statements. Then use the Law of Syllogism to draw a conclusion.

If Frita goes to the mall, then Alice will go to the mall.
If Wally goes to the mall, then Frita will go to the mall.

A. If Wally goes to the mall, then Alice will go to the mall.
B. If Alice goes to the mall, then Wally will go to the mall.
C. If Frita goes to the mall, then Wally will go to the mall.
D. If Alice goes to the mall, then Frita will go to the mall.

Answer 1

A. If Wally goes to the mall, then Alice will go to the mall.

Answer 2

Answer: A. If Wally goes to the mall, then Alice will go to the mall.

Explanation:

The given conditional statements :

If Frita goes to the mall, then Alice will go to the mall.

If Wally goes to the mall, then Frita will go to the mall.

We can see that the hypothesis in the first statement and the conclusion in the second statement is same.

Therefore, by the law of syllogism, the conclusion statement will be:

" If Wally goes to the mall, then Alice will go to the mall."