Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some guavas are figs. All figs are dates.
Conclusions:
I. Some guavas are dates.
II. No guava is a date.

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

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

The guavas that are figs are dates, so some guavas are dates: I follows.
Conclusion II contradicts I, so it is definitely false.
Either-or needs neither conclusion to follow alone. Here I follows, so the answer is only I.

Worth noting

A complementary pair is not automatically 'Either I or II'. Check first whether one of them follows by itself.

Concept: Either-or applies only when neither follows alone
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: Some guavas are figs. All figs are dates.Conclusions:I. Some guavas are dates.II. No guava is a date.

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Assume the statements are true.
Statements: Some guavas are figs. All figs are dates.
Conclusions:
I. Some guavas are dates.
II. No guava is a date.