Statements: Some scales are pencils. Some erasers are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some pencils are erasers. II. Some pencils are scales.

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

Correct Answer: Both I and II follow

Explanation:

Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Conclusion I is Converse of the second Premise.
Conclusion II is Converse of the first Premise.

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