Statements: Some phones are watches. All watches are guns. Conclusions: I. All guns are watches. II. Some guns are Phones.

Only I follows
Only II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows

Correct Answer: Only II follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I – type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some phones are watches. ↔ All watches are guns.
I + A ⇒ I - type of Conclusion "Some phones are guns".
Conclusion II is Converse of this Conclusion.

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