Border Patrol Practice Exam

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If some lawyers are Supreme Court Justices, what can we conclude?

All lawyers are Supreme Court Justices
Some lawyers hold the position of Supreme Court Justices
No Supreme Court Justices are lawyers
Only lawyers are allowed to become Supreme Court Justices

The correct answer is: Some lawyers hold the position of Supreme Court Justices

The statement "If some lawyers are Supreme Court Justices" leads us to the conclusion that there exists a subset of lawyers who occupy the role of Supreme Court Justices. This indicates that while not all lawyers are necessarily justices, there are indeed some lawyers who hold that position. This relationship reflects the conditions of a part-to-whole scenario, where the presence of a group within a larger category is acknowledged. The other options do not accurately reflect the implications of the initial statement. For instance, asserting that all lawyers are Supreme Court Justices would misinterpret the relationship, suggesting that every individual within the lawyer group is also a justice, which is not supported by the original premise. Claiming that no Supreme Court Justices are lawyers directly contradicts the provided information, while suggesting that only lawyers can become Supreme Court Justices limits the eligibility just to lawyers, ignoring other potential qualifications or candidates outside the legal profession. Thus, the correct conclusion drawn from the premises is that some lawyers indeed serve as Supreme Court Justices.