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Statements: No doctor is a lawyer. Some lawyers are writers. Conclusions: I. No writer is a doctor.
II. Some doctors are writers. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly II follows
  • BOnly I follows
  • CNeither follows
  • DBoth I and II follow

Step-by-Step Solution

Doctors and writers are linked only through lawyers, with a negative link, so nothing definite can be said: a writer who is not a lawyer may or may not be a doctor. Neither follows.
Answer: C) Neither follows

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