Question

All city schools teach science. Wilson High School is a city school. Which conclusion logically completes the syllogism? Wilson High School has an excellent science program. Wilson High School offers science classes. Science classes help prepare students for the future. Students should read a wide variety of material, including science books.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Wilson High School offers science classes

Explanation:

The word syllogism refers to a type of reasoning that consists of concluding something based on the information provided in two or more previous statements, which are called premises. This type of reasoning is part of deductive reasoning, in which general reasoning is applied to a specific situation or context, which in most of the cases imply that if the premises are true the conclusion should be equally true. Considering the previous ideas, in the case of the statement or premises "All city schools teach science" and "Wilson High School is a city school", the conclusion or statement that correctly completes the syllogism is "Wilson High School offers science classes", because this statement expresses a logical conclusion that is got by applying a general situation to a specific one as by understanding city schools teach science, it is possible to conclude there are science classes in Wilson  school which is a state school.

Answer 2

Wilson high schools offers science classes