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

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • ABoth conclusions I and II follow
  • BOnly conclusion I follows
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DNeither conclusion follows

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Some pens are books and all books are papers, so some pens are certainly papers (I). 'All pens are papers' is not established, so II does not follow.
Answer: B) Only conclusion I follows

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