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Statements: Some books are pens. No pen is a pencil. Conclusions: I. Some books are not pencils.
II. No book is a pencil. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly conclusion I follows
  • BOnly conclusion II follows
  • CBoth conclusions I and II follow
  • DNeither conclusion I nor II follows

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The books that are pens cannot be pencils (no pen is a pencil), so some books are not pencils (I). Nothing forces all books to avoid pencils, so II does not follow.
Answer: A) Only conclusion I follows

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