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Statements: No apple is an orange. All oranges are fruits. Conclusions: I. No apple is a fruit.
II. Some fruits are not apples. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • ANeither conclusion I nor II follows
  • BOnly conclusion I follows
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DBoth conclusions I and II follow

Step-by-Step Solution

Oranges are fruits and no orange is an apple, so those fruits are not apples (II follows). Apples could still be other fruits, so I does not follow.
Answer: C) Only conclusion II follows

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