Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some ladders are ropes. No rope is a bucket.
Conclusions:
I. Some ladders are not buckets.
II. No ladder is a bucket.

Only I followsCorrect answerYour answerOnly II followsCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II followsCorrect answerYour answerBoth I and II followCorrect answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Look at the ladders that are ropes. No rope is a bucket, so these ladders are not buckets. Some ladders are not buckets: I follows.
The other ladders, the ones that are not ropes, are free to be buckets. So 'No ladder is a bucket' is possible but not certain; II does not follow.
Only I follows.

Worth noting

Some + No gives 'Some … are not', never a full 'No'. The statements only control the ladders that are ropes.

Concept: Some + No gives Some … not
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: Some ladders are ropes. No rope is a bucket.Conclusions:I. Some ladders are not buckets.II. No ladder is a bucket.

Explanation

Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some ladders are ropes. No rope is a bucket.
Conclusions:
I. Some ladders are not buckets.
II. No ladder is a bucket.