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- Identify the first relation/pattern.
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Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Syllogism
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Syllogism
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- Identify the first relation/pattern.
- Apply the same rule to the missing part.
- Reject options that break the rule.
Statements: All pens are books. Some books are papers. Conclusions: I. Some papers are pens. II. Some books are pens. Which conclusion follows?
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Syllogism
The correct option preserves the same pattern.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Syllogism
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:85px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">All pens are books means every pen is definitely included in the group of books. So it is certain that some books are pens, because pens exist inside books. But 'some books are papers' does not prove that those papers are pens. Therefore conclusion I is not definite, while conclusion II is definite.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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