Syllogisms · Question 2 · Easy
Syllogisms question 2
Statements:
All pens are pencils.
No pencil is an eraser.
Conclusions:
I. No pen is an eraser.
II. Some erasers are pens.
Assuming the statements to be true, which conclusion(s) logically follow(s)?
- Only conclusion I follows
- Only conclusion II follows
- Both I and II follow
- Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows
Explanation: Pens lie entirely inside pencils, and pencils have nothing in common with erasers, so no pen is an eraser. II contradicts I, so only I follows.
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