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

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

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The books that are pens cannot be pencils, so some books are definitely not pencils; hence all books being pencils is impossible.
Answer: B) Only I follows

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