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Statements: All cups are plates. Some plates are bowls. Conclusions: I. Some cups being bowls is a possibility.
II. All plates are cups. Which conclusion follows?

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  • AOnly I follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • COnly II follows
  • DNeither I nor II follows

Step-by-Step Solution

Nothing forbids cups from overlapping the bowl-plates, so some cups being bowls is possible (I). Only cups are known to be plates, not the reverse, so II fails. Only I follows.
Answer: A) Only I follows

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