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Statements: Some pens are books. All books are papers. Conclusions: I. Some pens are papers.
II. All papers are books. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • ABoth I and II follow
  • BOnly I follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly II follows

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Some pens are books and all books are papers, so those pens are papers (I follows). 'All papers are books' is an invalid conversion, so II does not follow.
Answer: B) Only I follows

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