Statements: (a) All benches are table. (b) No table is chair. Conclusion: I. All benches are chiars II. All tables are benches III. No tables are benches IV. No benches are chairs

Only conclusion II follows
Only conclusion III follows
Only conclusion IV follows
Only conclusion I follows

Correct Answer: Only conclusion IV follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
All benches are tables. ↔ No table is chair
A + E ⇒ E-type of Conclusion "No bench is chair."
This is Conclusion IV.

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