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Statements: All books are pens. Some pens are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some books are pencils.
II. All pencils being books is a possibility. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • ANeither conclusion follows
  • BBoth conclusions follow
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DOnly conclusion I follows

Step-by-Step Solution

No definite link forces books to be pencils, so I fails. But pencils can be placed entirely inside books (which are all pens), keeping 'some pens are pencils' true, so II is a valid possibility.
Answer: C) Only conclusion II follows

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