Statements: All boys are men. All men are fathers. Choose the conclusion(s) that logically follow.

1.Some men are boys

2.All boys are fathers

AOnly conclusion I follows

BOnly conclusion II follows

CBoth conclusions I and II follow ✓ Correct

DNeither conclusion I nor II follows

Correct answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow

Explanation

Both conclusions follow from the chain of the two premises.

'All boys are men' and 'all men are fathers' link boys through men to fathers.

So every boy is a father, giving the second conclusion.

'All boys are men' also converts to 'some men are boys'.

That yields the first conclusion, so both hold.

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