Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
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Concept/Approach
A particular statement about Waters→Boats does not ensure the particular elements are those that are Roads. Also, a universal statement 'All waters are boats' cannot be derived from 'Some waters are boats'.
Step-by-step evaluation
1) Roads are a subset of Waters.2) At least one Water is a Boat; this could be a water element that is not a Road.3) Hence (I) 'Some boats are roads' is not forced; may be false in some models.4) (II) upgrades 'Some' to 'All' — an invalid generalization.Verification/Alternative
Countermodel: Let Waters = {w1, w2}, Roads = {w1}, Boats = {w2}. Then all premises hold; (I) and (II) are both false. Thus neither conclusion is necessary.
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Final Answer
Neither I nor II follows.
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