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. III. Identify the conclusions in the following statements (3 points each): Please underline or highlight the conclusions. 1. Amy Coney Barrett (for Supreme Court Justice) is truly an inspired choice. She is a distinguished professor and jurist who is a deeply grounded originalist and, as everything suggests, she is a composed and winsome public speaker. 2. The housing market seems to be completely out of control. In our area, small, one- two bedroom houses are selling for $400,000 or more. Prospective buyers are engaging in bidding wars to close on houses that are not even worth half the asking price. Some potential buyers are even writing "love letters" to the home owners telling them how much they love their house. Under the circumstances, it would probably be best to wait until the market calms down before considering buying a house. 3. Most former veterans I have spoken to believe that pulling out of Afghanistan was the wrong thing to do. But was it? The war has cost us billions, not to mention the countless lives lost on both sides. 4. Try not to impose too many rules on your teenage children. Teenagers need the freedom to hang out with their friends and to explore the world on their own terms.

5. The revocation of the 55mph speed limit has resulted in an increased number of auto fatalities. We must alleviate this problem with stricter speed limit enforcement. 6. People who do not get enough sleep often have health problems, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart failure. As a doctor, I would recommend that people get at least 7-8 hours of sleep a day.

7. Social networking sites have revolutionized the way we interact with our friends. Such sites allow people to stay in contact with hundreds or even thousands of people. Human nature, however, prevents us from having meaningful relationships with that many people. Therefore, most of our friends on those sites are not people with whom we can have meaningful relationships. 8. How can you say that about Marty? He is one of the most thoughtful and intelligent guys I know 9. Stop beating yourself up over this. You had no part in the robbery or the assault. 10. There are other advanced civilizations in our galaxy. There are billions of stars in our galaxy and many of them probably have planets around them. Some of those planets may develop intelligent life capable of producing advanced technology