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If all rivers are streams and no stream is a pond, which conclusion(s) follow? I. No river is a pond.
II. Some ponds are rivers.

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  • ANeither I nor II follows
  • BOnly II follows
  • CBoth I and II follow
  • DOnly I follows

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Every river is a stream and no stream is a pond, so no river is a pond (I). That makes II false. Only I follows.
Answer: D) Only I follows

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