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... question of how an individual looks . To take only one example out of many that come to mind , a young woman should also have a sincere and honest concern in the direction of cultivating her mental equipment so that she does not ever ...
... question of how an individual looks . To take only one example out of many that come to mind , a young woman should also have a sincere and honest concern in the direction of cultivating her mental equipment so that she does not ever ...
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... question whatsoever that McFarlane was everything Holmes deduced he was . But let us phrase the syllogism more strictly to emphasize the distributed middle term : Or : All men who dress untidily are bachelors . This man is dressed ...
... question whatsoever that McFarlane was everything Holmes deduced he was . But let us phrase the syllogism more strictly to emphasize the distributed middle term : Or : All men who dress untidily are bachelors . This man is dressed ...
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... question that must remain uppermost in our minds as we read anything that purports to give information or to offer an opinion . Again and again we must conclude that the writer knows no more about his subject than do we , who also read ...
... question that must remain uppermost in our minds as we read anything that purports to give information or to offer an opinion . Again and again we must conclude that the writer knows no more about his subject than do we , who also read ...
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