Statements: No pens are books. All bags are books. Conclusions: I. No bags are pens. II. Some pens are bags.…
Statements: No pens are books. All bags are books. Conclusions: I. No bags are pens. II. Some pens are bags. Which conclusion(s) follow?
Answer and solution
Correct answer: B) Only I follows
All bags are books and no books are pens, so no bags are pens; II contradicts I.
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