Question:
It might have been salt, replied Poirot placidly.

Does it follow that "Poirot strongly believed it was baking soda and not salt."?
Answer:
no

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He is the Mr. Magoo of scientific theory, genially oblivious to everything he can't or won't see (Daniel Mendelsohn, the New York Observer ). (In Slate , Steven Pinker praises the book.

Does it follow that "He is oblivious to things he can't see and can't test."?
Answer:
it is not possible to tell

Question:
When Dorothy Parker lamented that I hate writing, but I love having written, she was expressing the sort of routine tradeoff between current costs and future benefits that fits right into the traditional economic framework.

Does it follow that "Dorothy Parker was a published, famous author."?
Answer:
it is not possible to tell

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yeah yeah i i want to still have just one just in case but i'd sure want to get the get it paid down and not use it for a while

Does it follow that "I don't really want to have one, even for emergencies."?
Answer:
no