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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by stolen computers quick

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PSA you can prevent computer theft by you putting bars on your windows.. Read [Bars appear over Windows computer]

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the following statement and determine whether the conclusion is true or false

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based on the evidence statement: Elizabeth had never really meant to

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actually return the laptop that she had borrowed from Tim she needed a new one

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for herself anyway and Tim wouldn't miss it conclusion: Elizabeth isn't

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trustworthy...Here are the potential answers..true or false.. all right lie detector

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time we've only got two possible answers either our conclusion is true or our [Girl taking a lie detector test]

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conclusion is false let's put this question under the hot lights and see if

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it breaks we're given a statement followed by a sentence that draws a

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conclusion from the preceding text what we want to know is does it make sense to

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draw this conclusion for are we getting ahead of ourselves well here are the [Person draws conclusion]

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facts jack - Elizabeth borrowed Tim's laptop and never intended to return it

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we have a word for that where we come from stealing! if Elizabeth isn't careful [Elizabeth stood by a large crime hole]

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she's going to fall into a life of crime our prisons are chock-full of laptop

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borrowers but there's always room for one more the conclusion states that

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Elizabeth isn't trustworthy well, someone's trustworthy if we can trust them

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right if someone tells us umpteen times they'll make it to our basketball game [Boy telling girl he will attend the basketball game]

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and they never show up they're not trustworthy either that or they're [Girl bouncing basketball]

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really bad with directions likewise if you lend someone a personal item and

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they don't even plan on giving it back not trustworthy no way so does our

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conclusion hold water you betcha option A true is our answer and hey if you

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don't think the bars on your windows will be enough to keep out Elizabeth [Bars rise up from windows computer]

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you can always get yourself a security camera too let's be careful you don't

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accidentally use it to a Skype your grandmother.... Hi honey, you have four

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hours to chat? [Boys grandma chatting on skype]

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