Statements: All women are cats. All cats are rats. Conclusions: I. All women are rats. II. All rats are women.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Both conclusions I and II follow

Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows

Explanation:

Both the premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All women are cats. ↔ All cats are rats.
A + A ⇒ A-type of Conclusion "All women are rats."
This is Conclusion I.

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