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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) logically follow(s)?

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  • ABoth I and II follow
  • BNeither I nor II follows
  • COnly I follows
  • DOnly II follows

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The pens that are books are papers, so some pens are papers (I follows). Nothing forces all papers to be pens, so II does not follow.
Answer: C) Only I follows

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