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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 conclusion(s) follow?

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

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

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