Question

"All happy people love nature. All hikers are happy." Which of the following statements would be a valid conclusion to this syllogism?

a.
Therefore, all nature-lovers are hikers.


b.
Therefore, all happy people are hikers.


c.
Therefore, all hikers love nature.


d.
Therefore, you should not go hiking.

Answer 1

Let’s break down the syllogism:

1. All happy people love nature.
2. All hikers are happy.

From these premises, a valid conclusion that can be drawn is:

c. Therefore, all hikers love nature.

This conclusion follows logically from the premises. It combines the fact that all hikers are happy (from the second premise) with the information that all happy people love nature (from the first premise) to assert that all hikers also love nature.