Question:
Based on the premise "When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less.", can we conclude that "Humpty Dumpty's words can mean a lot of different things."?
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Answer:
no

Question:
Based on the premise "In other words, in each succeeding year, a dollar spent on computers purchased 22 percent more computing power on average than it did the previous year.", can we conclude that "The cost of computing power declined each year by 22 percent."?
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yes

Question:
Based on the premise "In one of Saul Bellow's books there is a sentence, which I have never been able to find since I first read it, about grasping the hot wire of publicity--and not being able to let go.", can we conclude that "Saul Bellow's book mentions grasping the hot wire of publicity, then being unable to let go of it."?
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yes