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Statements: Only a few dogs are cats. All cats are animals. Conclusions: I. Some dogs are animals.
II. All dogs are animals. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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

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'Only a few dogs are cats' means some dogs are cats; those cats are animals, so some dogs are animals (I). It also means some dogs are not cats, so II cannot be established.
Answer: D) Only conclusion I follows

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