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In the statements below, take the given information to be true even if it seems to differ from commonly known facts. Statements: Some cups are plates. All plates are bowls. Conclusions: I. Some cups are bowls.
II. All cups are bowls. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly II follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly I follows

Step-by-Step Solution

The cups that are plates are bowls (all plates are bowls), so some cups are bowls — I follows. There is no basis to say every cup is a bowl, so II does not follow.
Answer: D) Only I follows

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