Statements: (I) No women can vote. (II) Some women are politicians. Conclusions: (I) Male politicians can vote. (II) Some politicians can vote.

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First Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type)
Some politicians are women. ↔ No woman can vote.
I + E ⇒ O-tye of Conclusion "Some politicians cannot vote."
Thus, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.

Statements: (I) No women can vote. (II) Some women are politicians. Conclusions: (I) Male politicians can vote. (II) Some politicians can vote.

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