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

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  • AOnly conclusion I follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DNeither I nor II follows

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The pens that are books are papers (since all books are papers), so some pens are papers (I), and its converse some papers are pens (II) also holds. Both follow.
Answer: B) Both I and II follow

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