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Statements: a. Some blondes are Indians....

Statements: a. Some blondes are Indians.
b Some Asians are blondes.
c. No Asian is a brunette.
Conclusions: I Some Indians are Asians.
II Some blondes are brunettes.
III Some brunettes are not blondes.
IV. Some blondes are not brunettes.

A

I and IV follow

B

II and III follow

C

Only III follows

D

Only IV follows

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D

(b) can be converted to "Some blondes are Asians". This plus (c) gives conclusion IV `[ :.` I+E=O] . No other conclusion is possible.
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