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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) follow?

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  • ANeither conclusion I nor II follows
  • BOnly conclusion II follows
  • CBoth conclusions I and II follow
  • DOnly conclusion I follows

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The pens that are books are papers, so some pens are papers (I follows); its converse, some papers are pens, also follows (II follows).
Answer: C) Both conclusions I and II follow

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