Statement: Some pots are buckets. All buckets are tubs. All tubs are drums. Conclusions: I. Some drums are pots. II. All tubs are buckets. II Some drums are buckets.

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All buckets are tubs(A) → conversion ⇒ Some tubs are buckets (I) Hence II does not follow. All buckets are tubs + All tubs are drums A + A = A = All buckets are drums → conversion → Some drums are buckets + All buckets are drums = A + A + I + = Some drums are pots(I). Hence II follows.

Statement: Some pots are buckets. All buckets are tubs. All tubs are drums. Conclusions: I. Some drums are pots. II. All tubs are buckets. II Some drums are buckets.

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