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Statements: 1. Some fruits are apples. 2. All apples are good. Conclusions: I. Some fruits are good. II. All good are fruits.

1. Only I follows
2. Only II follows
3. Both I and II follow
4. Neither I nor II follows

Correct answer: Only I follows

Solution

Since some fruits are apples and all apples are good, those fruits that are apples are also good. So conclusion I follows. Conclusion II does not follow because we cannot say all good things are fruits.

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