Assume the statements are true.
Statements: All drums are bells. Some bells are whistles.
Conclusions:
I. Some drums are whistles.
II. No drum is a whistle.

Only I followsCorrect answerYour answerOnly II followsCorrect answerYour answerEither I or II followsCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II followsCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

The drum circle is inside the bell circle; the whistle circle overlaps the bell circle somewhere.
The overlap may pass through the drum circle (then some drums are whistles) or miss it entirely (then no drum is a whistle). Neither conclusion is definite on its own.
The two conclusions are about the same pair, drums and whistles, and 'Some … are' and 'No … is' are opposites: exactly one of them must be true.
So either I or II follows.

Worth noting

'All + Some' gives no definite conclusion. When neither follows, check whether the pair is a complementary Some/No pair before choosing 'Neither'.

Concept: All + Some gives nothing definite; the Some/No either-or pair
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: All drums are bells. Some bells are whistles.Conclusions:I. Some drums are whistles.II. No drum is a whistle.

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Assume the statements are true.
Statements: All drums are bells. Some bells are whistles.
Conclusions:
I. Some drums are whistles.
II. No drum is a whistle.