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Statements : All Americans are English...

Statements :
All Americans are English speaking.
No Eskimos are English speaking.
Conclusions :
I. No Eskimos are Americans.
II. No English-speakers are Eskimos.

A

Only I follows

B

Neither I nor II follows

C

Only II follows

D

Both I and II follows

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The correct Answer is:
D

We can align the premises by converting the second premise.

We know that
`A + E rArr E` type conclusion
Thus, our derived conclusion would be :
"No Americans are Eskimos".
Conclusion I is the converse of the derived conclusion.
Conclusion II is the converse of second premise.
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