Assume the statements are true.
Statements: All buses are vans. Some vans are trucks. No truck is a car.
Conclusions:
I. No bus is a car.
II. Some vans are not cars.

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

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

The vans that are trucks cannot be cars, since no truck is a car. So some vans are not cars: II follows.
Buses are vans, but nothing ties buses to the trucks. A bus that is not a truck may be a car, so I is not definite.
Only II follows.

Worth noting

The 'No' statement only protects trucks. Buses are linked to vans by All, and vans to trucks only by Some, so the chain breaks at buses.

Concept: Some + No inside a longer chain
Typical timeTypical: 70 s
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: All buses are vans. Some vans are trucks. No truck is a car.Conclusions:I. No bus is a car.II. Some vans are not cars.

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Assume the statements are true.
Statements: All buses are vans. Some vans are trucks. No truck is a car.
Conclusions:
I. No bus is a car.
II. Some vans are not cars.