Statements: 1. All books are novels. 2. Some novels are poems. Conclusions: I. Some books are poems. II. Some poems are novels.

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

Correct Answer: Only Conclusion II follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
All books are novels. ↔ Some novels are poems.
A + I ⇒ No Conclusion
Conclusion II is the Converse of the second Premise.

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