easylogic

All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore some roses fade quickly. True of False?

False. Some flowers fade quickly may not include roses.

Why this works

This riddle plays with logical reasoning and the structure of syllogisms. While it's true that all roses are flowers and some flowers fade quickly, the statement does not logically lead to the conclusion that any of those quickly fading flowers must include roses. The vague nature of "some flowers" leaves room for the possibility that all the quickly fading flowers are different types, thereby making the conclusion false. It's a fun illustration of how not all parts of a statement must connect, even if they seem related!

Common Wrong Answers

“True”

Assuming that some flowers that fade quickly includes roses is incorrect. The statement only indicates that some flowers fade quickly without specifying which flowers.

“Some roses fade quickly”

This guess incorrectly assumes that roses are part of the subset of flowers that fade quickly, which is not necessarily true based on the information provided.

“All roses fade quickly”

This suggests a universal condition for roses that is not supported by the riddle's premise, which only states that some flowers fade quickly without any implication about roses.

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