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Statements: All cups are plates. Some plates are bowls. Conclusions: I. Some cups are bowls.
II. No cup is a bowl. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AEither I or II follows
  • BOnly I follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly II follows

Step-by-Step Solution

Neither conclusion is certain on its own, since the bowls among plates may or may not include cups. But I and II are a complementary pair about the same subject (some / no), so exactly one must be true: either I or II follows.
Answer: A) Either I or II follows

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