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Statements: Some pencils are erasers. Some erasers are sharpeners. Conclusions: I. Some pencils are sharpeners.
II. Some erasers are pencils. Which conclusion(s) follow?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • ABoth I and II follow
  • BOnly conclusion II follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly conclusion I follows

Step-by-Step Solution

Two 'some' statements give no definite link between pencils and sharpeners, so I does not follow. 'Some pencils are erasers' converts to 'some erasers are pencils' (II follows).
Answer: B) Only conclusion II follows

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