Statement: Necessity is the mother of all inventions. Choose the conclusion(s) that are implied.

1.There can be no invention without there being a mother

2.Mother is a necessity

AOnly conclusion I follows

BOnly conclusion II follows

CBoth conclusions I and II follow

DNeither conclusion I nor II follows ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Explanation

The maxim is a figurative saying, so neither statement is a logical consequence of it.

"Mother" is used metaphorically to mean source or origin, not a literal parent.

Statement 1 imports a literal "mother" that the figurative claim never asserts.

Statement 2 reverses and re-reads the phrase, treating "mother" as a necessity.

Neither reading is contained in the meaning of the original statement.

A conclusion must be drawn strictly from what the premise actually states.

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