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

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  • AOnly conclusion I follows
  • BOnly conclusion II follows
  • CNeither conclusion I nor II follows
  • DBoth conclusions I and II follow

Step-by-Step Solution

The pens that are books are papers, so some pens are papers (I follows). Nothing forces every paper to be a pen, so II does not follow.
Answer: A) Only conclusion I follows

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