Statements: Some flies are ants. All insects are ants. Conclusions: I. All flies are ants. II. Some ants are insects.

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

Correct Answer: Only Conclusion II follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I–type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A–type).
All insects are ants. ↔ Some ants are flies.
A + I ⇒ No Conclusion
Conclusion II is the Converse of the second Premise.

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