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Assume the following statements are true: 1. Some taxpayers are public servants. 2. All taxpayers are elected officials. Which conclusion MUST be true?

  1. Some elected officials are not public servants.
  2. All public servants are elected officials.
  3. Some public servants are elected officials.
  4. None of these conclusions necessarily follows.

Answer

C. Some public servants are elected officials.

Solution

Some taxpayers are public servants, and all taxpayers are elected officials. Those taxpayers are both public servants and elected officials, so some public servants are elected officials. The other choices may or may not be true, so they do not necessarily follow.

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