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Statements: All pens are blue. Some blue things are markers. Conclusions: I. Some pens are markers.
II. Some markers are blue. Which conclusion follows?

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  • ANeither follows
  • BOnly I follows
  • CBoth I and II follow
  • DOnly II follows

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The blue markers need not be pens, so I is uncertain. 'Some blue things are markers' converts to 'some markers are blue' (II). Only II follows.
Answer: D) Only II follows

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