Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. No rose is yellow. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red. II. Some flowers are not yellow. Which conclusion follows?

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Only II follows. The red flowers need not be roses, so I does not follow. Roses are flowers and no rose is yellow, so those roses are non-yellow flowers, giving 'some flowers are not yellow' (II follows).

Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. No rose is yellow. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red.
II. Some flowers are not yellow. Which conclusion follows?

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Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. No rose is yellow. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red.II. Some flowers are not yellow. Which conclusion follows?

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Statements: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. No rose is yellow. Conclusions: I. Some roses are red.
II. Some flowers are not yellow. Which conclusion follows?