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Statements: No pen is a book. Some books are papers. Conclusions: I. Some papers are not pens.
II. All papers being pens is a possibility. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly conclusion I follows
  • BNeither conclusion follows
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DBoth conclusions follow

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The books that are papers cannot be pens (no pen is a book), so some papers are not pens (I follows). Since some papers are already established as not pens, all papers being pens is impossible (II does not follow).
Answer: A) Only conclusion I follows

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