Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some tablets are laptops.
Some laptops are computers.
Conclusions:
I. Some tablets are computers.
II. Some laptops are not tablets.
A.Only conclusion I follows.
B.Only conclusion II follows
C.Both conclusions I and II follow.
D.Neither conclusion I nor II follows.✓ Correct
Explanation
From 'Some tablets are laptops' and 'Some laptops are computers,' we cannot definitively conclude that any tablets are computers (the overlapping laptops may not be the same ones). Conclusion II also cannot be definitively established. Hence neither conclusion follows.
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