Syllogism: Determine the logically valid conclusion(s) based on two subset statements with a common superser. Statements: All cars are cats. All fans are cats. Conclusions: I. All cars are fans. II. Some fans are cars. Choose the correct option about which conclusion(s) follow.

Difficulty: Easy

Only Conclusion I follows
Only Conclusion II follows
Both Conclusions I and II follow
Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Correct Answer: Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Explanation:

Given data

Cars ⊆ cats; Fans ⊆ cats.
No direct relationship stated between cars and fans.

Evaluation
I: "All cars are fans" need not be true; both could be disjoint subsets of cats. II: "Some fans are cars" is only a possibility, not a necessity.

Final Answer
Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

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