Statement: No work of Plato is of small literary value. Conclusions : I. Kritiat is of small literary value and thus it cannot be the work of Plato. II. Kritiat can be one of the works of Plato.

if only conclusion I follows
if only conclusion II follows
if either I or II follows
if neither I nor II follows, and

Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows

Explanation:

I is correct because if Kritiat is the work of Plato, it cannot be of small literary value. II does not follow because it bears no relationship with what the statement says.

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