Statements: 1. All goats are tigers. 2. All tigers are lions. Conclusions: I. All tigers are goats. II. All lions are tigers. III. No goat is a lion. IV. No lion is a goat.

Only Conclusion III and IV follow
Only Conclusion I and II follow
None of the Conclusions follows
All Conclusions follow

Correct Answer: None of the Conclusions follows

Explanation:

Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A–type).
All goats are tigers. ↔ All tigers are lions.
A + A ⇒ A–type of Conclusion "All goats are lions."

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