Question

Choose the most appropriate option:

Assume that both premises, 'No innocent person should be punished' and 'Socrates is innocent' are true. Then which one of the following options is necessarily true?

Options

• It is not proper to punish Socrates.

• Socrates should not be punished.

• Socrates is not punished.

• Socrates may not be punished.

Answer 1

Socrates should not be punished.