Reflect on this statement: "Ballet dancers are neither overweight nor clumsy. If someone is not overweight, then that person is graceful." Which of the following statements is true, if both of the above statements are true?

A. Exceptional students are neither humble nor lazy: Based on the first statement, exceptional students are not lazy, and according to the second statement, they must be humble (since they are not arrogant). So, this statement contradicts both premises.

B. Every exceptional student is humble and not lazy: From the first statement, we know that exceptional students are not lazy, and from the second statement, we know that they are humble (since they are not arrogant). Therefore, every exceptional student is humble and not lazy.

C. If someone is an exceptional student, that student is lazy but humble: The statement about exceptional students being "lazy" contradicts the first premise, which specifically says that exceptional students are not lazy.

D. No humble students are lazy: While this might be true in some cases, it is not a conclusion that directly follows from the premises provided. The premises do not state anything about humble students in general being lazy or not.

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