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 pencils are pens. No pen is a sharpener. All sharpeners are staplers. Conclusions: I. At least some staplers are pens. II. All pencils are pens.

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 pencils are pens. No pen is a sharpener. All sharpeners are staplers. Conclusions: I. At least some staplers are pens. II. All pencils are pens. Correct Answer Neither conclusion I nor II follows

The least possible Venn diagram is:          

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Conclusions:

I. At least some staplers are pens. → False (As, No pen is a sharpener and All sharpeners are staplers → some staplers are not pens)

II. All pencils are pens. → False (As, some pencils are pens)

Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follows.

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