Statements: Some books are novels. All novels are magazines. Some magazines are journals. Conclusions: I. Some novels are journals. II. Some books are magazines. III. All books are magazines. IV. No novel is a journal.

Only conclusion II follows
Only conclusion III follows
Either conclusion I or II follows
Either conclusion I or IV and conclusion II follow

Correct Answer: Either conclusion I or IV and conclusion II follow

Explanation:

First and third Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some books are novels. ↔ All novels are magazines.
I + A ⇒ I-type of Conclusion. "Some books are magazines."
It is Conclusion II.
Conclusions I and IV form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either Conclusion I or IV follows.

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