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Identify the correct option regarding the given statements and conclusions:
Statements:

1. All swans are fishes.
2. All fishes are crabs.

Conclusions:

1. All swans are crabs.
2. Some crabs are swans.

  1. A
    Only Conclusion 2 follows.
  2. B
    Both Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.
  3. C
    Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.
  4. D
    Only Conclusion 1 follows.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

From the statements, we can draw a Venn diagram relationships:
* Statement 1 implies .
* Statement 2 implies .

Combining them gives , which means all swans are inside the set of crabs.

* Conclusion 1 ("All swans are crabs") must be true.
* Conclusion 2 ("Some crabs are swans") must be true because the region belonging to swans is also part of crabs.
Thus, both conclusions follow.

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Identify the correct option regarding the given statements and conclusions:
Statements:

1. All swans are fishes.
2. All fishes are crabs.

Conclusions:

1. All swans are crabs.
2. Some crabs are swans.
A
Only Conclusion 2 follows.
B
Both Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.
C
Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.
D
Only Conclusion 1 follows.

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