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Statements: Some cars are buses. Some buses are trains. Conclusions: I. Some cars are trains.
II. Some trains are cars. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly II follows
  • BEither I or II follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly I follows

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Two particular (some) premises with the middle term 'buses' give no definite link between cars and trains. I and II say the same thing (converses), so neither is a certain conclusion and they are not a complementary pair.
Answer: C) Neither I nor II follows

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