Question: I don't think an etiquette has yet been formulated for this problem, so here are two jerry-built 1) Ignore things you wish to ignore, or 2) fluff off troublesome e's with a brief reply.
This problem doesn't yet have an etiquette for it, but you can ignore things you wish to ignore.
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Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
It's almost barbaric in a certain way.

Here is a hypothesis:
There's nothing barbaric about it.

Here are the options: OPTIONS:
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer: no

Sentence 1: Can't be, said Julius positively.

Sentence 2: Julius was convinced that it couldn't be.
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Is this second sentence entailed by the first?

Answer: yes

Question:
In modern romantic comedy-- Working Girl to Pretty Woman --we're meant to applaud the heroine's rise from working-class to First Class, with the confidence that she can still listen to Garth Brooks.

Does it follow that "Movies are realistic images of what happens in real life."?
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Answer:
no

Q: If yeah there's i've i've read a lot of things um since i got involved in the water business back in eighty three um and it's amazing that the the legislation they have, can we say that "The legislation they have in the water business is amazing."?
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A: yes

Question: Rather, it begins with consideration on the part of executive-level managers of the role of IT and how vital it is to accomplishing mission objectives.
IT is vital to accomplishing mission objectives.
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- it is not possible to tell
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Answer:
yes