Statements: All Americans are English speaking. No Eskimos are English speaking. Conclusions: I. No Eskimos are Americans. II. No English-speakers are Eskimos.

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

Correct Answer: Both I and II follow

Explanation:

We can align the premises by converting the second premise.
All Americans are English speaking. ↔ No English speakers are Eskimos.
We know that,
A + E → E type conclusion Thus, our derived conclusion would be:
"No Americans are Eskimos."
Conclusion I is the converse of the derived conclusion.
Conclusion II is the converse of second premise.

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