Question:
Based on the premise "This willingness to accommodate will alienate the Senate's ultraconservative firebrands, who seek war against Clinton and the Democrats over the balanced budget, abortion, and flag-burning.", can we conclude that "Accommodating will make the firebrands very upset. "?
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yes

Question:
Based on the premise "Christianity threatened the establishment because it rejected the old gods and denied the divinity of the emperor.", can we conclude that "Christianity acknowledged the old gods."?
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Answer:
no

Question:
Based on the premise "Safire's journalistic cheating undermines their professional work.", can we conclude that "Because Safire journalists have cheated, we can't take their work seriously"?
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Answer:
yes