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Statements: Some pens are red. Some red things are books. Conclusions: I. Some pens are books.
II. No pen is a book. Which conclusion follows?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • AOnly I follows
  • BEither I or II follows
  • CNeither follows
  • DOnly II follows

Step-by-Step Solution

The pen–book relationship is undetermined, so neither holds on its own. I and II are contradictories, so one of them must be true — either I or II follows.
Answer: B) Either I or II follows

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