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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Mr Fitzgibbon expects some of the 17,000 additional US troops heading for Afghanistan will bolster Australian forces operating in the dangerous Oruzgan province in the south. The defence minister was planning to raise the issue specifically with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates. He has already held talks with US central command chief General David Petraeus and director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon Panetta. General Petraeus discussed the new US strategy for Afghanistan and the troop surge in which an extra 17,000 troops will be deployed in the southern provinces where Taliban insurgents have been most active.
Hypothesis: The US Defence Secretary is the Dark Lord Sauron.
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No

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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

How to give up self criticism as a perfectionist<br>Spot your inner critic at work. Feelings of inadequacy are a major sign that you are experiencing a negative inner critic. In order to effectively quit your self-criticism habit, you must first recognize when you are being critical.
Hypothesis: This passage is about giving up self-criticism.
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Yes

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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Davy , arriving home at nine o'clock from the Boulter place , explained why .<br>'' I met Mrs. Lynde and some strange woman in the Hollow , '' he said , '' and gracious , how they were talking both at once !<br>Mrs. Lynde said to tell you she was sorry it was too late to call tonight .<br>Anne , I 'm awful hungry .<br>We had tea at Milty 's at four and I think Mrs. Boulter is real mean .<br>She did n't give us any preserves or cake ... and even the bread was skurce . ''<br>'' Davy , when you go visiting you must never criticize anything you are given to eat , '' said Anne solemnly .
Hypothesis: Mrs. Lynde gave them cake
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No