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LR - Stimuli Indicators (mixed) Flashcards

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“Because ___, ___.”

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PREMISE
“Because [premise], [conclusion].”

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“Due to ___, ___.”

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“Due to [premise], [conclusion].”

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“Therefore, since ___, ___.”

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“Therefore, since [premise], [conclusion].”

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“Since ___, ___.”

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PREMISE
“Since [premise], [conclusion].”

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“Given that ___, ___.”

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“Given that [premise], [conclusion].”

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“For ___, ___.”

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“For [premise], [conclusion].”

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“As indicated by ___, ___.”

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“As indicated by [premise], [conclusion].”

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“Owing to ___, ___.”

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“Owing to [premise], [conclusion].”

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“___ because ___.”

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PREMISE
“ [conclusion] because [premise].”

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“___ since ___.”

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PREMISE
“ [conclusion] since [premise].”

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“___ for ___.”

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PREMISE
“ [conclusion] for [premise].”

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“___. For example, ___.”

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“ [conclusion]. For example, [premise].”

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“___. This can be seen from ___.”

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PREMISE
“ [conclusion]. This can be seen from [premise].”

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“___. We know this by ___.”

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“ [conclusion]. We know this by [premise].”

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“___, in that ___.”

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PREMISE
“ [conclusion], in that [premise].”

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“___. Furthermore, ___.”

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ADDITIONAL PREMISE
“[premise / sub-conclusion]. Furthermore, [premise].”

Note: A sub-conclusion is like a premise here because it, too, helps support the MAIN conclusion.

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“___. Moreover, ___.”

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ADDITIONAL PREMISE
“[premise / sub-conclusion]. Moreover, [premise].”

Note: A sub-conclusion is like a premise here because it, too, helps support the MAIN conclusion.

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“___. Besides, ___.”

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ADDITIONAL PREMISE
“[premise / sub-conclusion]. Besides, [premise].”

Note: A sub-conclusion is like a premise here because it, too, helps support the MAIN conclusion.

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“___. In addition, ___.”

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ADDITIONAL PREMISE
“[premise / sub-conclusion]. In addition, [premise].”

Note: A sub-conclusion is like a premise here because it, too, helps support the MAIN conclusion.

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“___. After all, ___.”

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ADDITIONAL PREMISE
“[premise / sub-conclusion]. After all, [premise].”

Note: A sub-conclusion is like a premise here because it, too, helps support the MAIN conclusion.

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“It must be that ___.”

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CONCLUSION
“It must be that [conclusion].”

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“It follows that ___.”

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CONCLUSION
“It follows that [conclusion].”

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“___. Therefore, ___.”

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CONCLUSION
“[premise]. Therefore, [conclusion].”

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“___. Thus, ___.”

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CONCLUSION
“[premise]. Thus, [conclusion].”

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"\_\_\_. Consequently, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. Consequently, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. As a result, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. As a result, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. So, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. So, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. Hence, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. Hence, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. Accordingly, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. Accordingly, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. Clearly, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. Clearly, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. For this reason, \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. For this reason, [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_. This shows that \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "[premise]. This shows that [conclusion]." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"\_\_\_ will probably ___ because\_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "\_\_\_will probably [conclusion] because [premise]\_\_\_." Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"We can conclude that \_\_\_, based on \_\_\_."
CONCLUSION "We can conclude that [conclusion], based on [premise]" Note: We don't know if the conclusion is a main conclusion or a sub-conclusion.
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"Many people incorrectly believe that \_\_\_."
OPINION OF OTHERS & CONCLUSION Note: This is the author's conclusion because by adding the term "incorrectly", the author directly tells us that the opinion of others is wrong.
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"Some people argue that \_\_\_."
OPINION OF OTHERS Note: Usually, the author's conclusion will DISAGREE with this opinion (but not always).
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"According to X, \_\_\_."
OPINION OF OTHERS Note: Usually, the author's conclusion will DISAGREE with this opinion (but not always).
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"Although \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_."
CONCESSION and/or COUNTER-PREMISE "Although [concession], [counter-premise]." Note: Although we can use "although" to identify the concession, a premise or conclusion could come right before or after it. It's a case-by-case basis.
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"Admittedly, \_\_\_. \_\_\_."
CONCESSION and/or COUNTER-PREMISE "Admittedly, [concession]. [counter-premise]." Note: Although we can use "Admittedly" to identify the concession, a premise or conclusion could come right before or after it. It's a case-by-case basis.
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"Even though \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_."
CONCESSION and/or COUNTER-POINT "Even though [concession], [counter-point]." Note: Although we can use "even though" to identify the concession, a premise or conclusion could come right before or after it. It's a case-by-case basis.
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"Despite \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_."
CONCESSION and/or COUNTER-POINT "Despite [concession], [counter-point]." Note: Although we can use "despite" to identify the concession, a premise or conclusion could come right before or after it. It's a case-by-case basis.
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"\_\_\_. In spite of this, \_\_\_\_."
CONCESSION and/or COUNTER-POINT " [concession]. In spite of this, [counter-point] Note: Although we can use "In spite of this" to identify the concession, a premise or conclusion could come right before or after it. It's a case-by-case basis.
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"But \_\_\_."
COUNTER-POINT Note: We can say for sure what comes before/after "but". When "but" comes after the opinion of others, though, it is PROBABLY introducing a conclusion.
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"Yet \_\_\_."
COUNTER-POINT Note: We can say for sure what comes before/after "yet". When "yet" comes after the opinion of others, though, it is PROBABLY introducing a conclusion.
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"However, \_\_\_\_."
COUNTER-POINT Note: We can say for sure what comes before/after "However,". When "However" comes after the opinion of others, though, it is PROBABLY introducing a conclusion.
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"Still, \_\_\_\_."
COUNTER-POINT Note: We can say for sure what comes before/after "Still,". When "Still" comes after the opinion of others, though, it is PROBABLY introducing a conclusion.
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"In contrast, \_\_\_\_."
COUNTER-POINT Note: We can say for sure what comes before/after "In contrast,". When "In contrast" comes after the opinion of others, though, it is PROBABLY introducing a conclusion.
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"\_\_\_ always \_\_\_."
all
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"\_\_\_ any \_\_\_."
all
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"\_\_\_ each ___ is \_\_\_."
all
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"\_\_\_ every\_\_\_ is \_\_\_."
all
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"\_\_\_ invariably \_\_\_."
all
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"\_\_\_ almost all ___ are \_\_\_."
most
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"generally ___ are \_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_ likely\_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_ majority \_\_\_."
most
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"nearly all ___ are \_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_ probably \_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_ tends to \_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_ typically \_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_ usually \_\_\_."
most
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"\_\_\_\_ certain (things) are \_\_\_."
some
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"few\_\_\_ are \_\_\_."
some
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"\_\_\_\_ frequently \_\_\_."
some
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"many\_\_\_ are \_\_\_."
some
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"numerous ____ are \_\_\_\_."
some
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"\_\_\_ often \_\_\_."
some
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"\_\_\_ rarely \_\_\_."
some
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"several ___ are \_\_\_."
some
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"\_\_\_ if \_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "I will bring an umbrella if it rains." R ---\> U /U ---\> /R
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" ___ when\_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "I eat sushi when I'm in Japan." J ---\> ES /ES ---\> /J
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"\_\_\_ where \_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "I will nap where it's quiet." Q ---\> N /N ---\> /Q
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"\_\_\_ all \_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "...and all birds have featers." B ---\> F /F ---\> /B
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"\_\_\_ the only \_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "...and the only valedictorians are A+ students." V ---\> A+ /A+ ---\> /V
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"\_\_\_ every \_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "...and every rose has a thorn." R ---\> Th /Th ---\> /R
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"\_\_\_ any \_\_\_."
sufficient EX: "...and any LSAT student needs to study." LSAT-S ---\> NS /NS ---\> /LSAT-S
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"\_\_\_ only \_\_\_."
necessary EX: "...and only hummingbirds can fly backward." FB ---\> HB /HB ---\> /FB
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"\_\_\_ only if \_\_\_."
necessary EX: "I will drink coffee only if it's morning." DC ---\> M /M ---\> /DC
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"\_\_\_ only when \_\_\_."
necessary EX: "I eat ice cream only when it's hot." EIC ---\> H /H ---\> /EIC
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"\_\_\_ only where \_\_\_."
necessary EX: "Polar bears live only where there are glaciers." PBL ---\> G /G ---\> /PBL
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" ___ always \_\_\_."
necessary EX: "dolphins always live in pods." D ---\> LIP /LIP ---\>D
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"\_\_\_ requires \_\_\_."
necessary EX: "victory requires sacrifice." V ---\> S /S ---\> /V
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"\_\_\_ unless \_\_\_."
negate, sufficient (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the sufficient condition) EX: "We can't swim unless it's hot weather." S ---\> HW /HW ---\> /S
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"\_\_\_would not\_\_\_had not\_\_\_."
negate, sufficient (basically, it's a convoluted "unless") EX: "Earth's average temperature would not be warming had not people burned a tremendous amount of fossil fuels." EW ---\> PBFF /PBFF ---\> EW
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"\_\_\_ until \_\_\_."
negate, sufficient (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the sufficient condition) EX: "It's not over until the fat lady sings." O ---\> FLS /FLS ---\> /O
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" ___ without \_\_\_."
negate, sufficient (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the sufficient condition) EX: "You can't travel abroad without a passport." TA ---\> P /P ---\> /TA
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"Either ___ or \_\_\_, but not both."
The "EXCLUSIVE" version of "or" (only 1 can be picked) EX: "Either Hamilton or Jefferson will win, but not both" H --\> /J J --\> /H
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"\_\_\_ or ___ must \_\_\_."
The "INCLUSIVE" version of "or" (minimum: 1, maximum: 2. It's the same as "and/or") EX: "Bart or Lisa must go to school" (Bart can go to school, Lisa can go to school, or BOTH can go. But at least one of them must do so.)
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" ___ is more ___ than ___ or \_\_\_."
The "AND" version of "or" (mentally substitute the word "and" for "or") EX: "Obama is more popular than Clinton or Trump."
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"\_\_\_ no \_\_\_."
negate, necessary (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the necessary condition) EX: "No cats are dogs." C --\> /D D--\> /C
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"\_\_\_ none \_\_\_."
negate, necessary (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the necessary condition) EX: "None of the pills in the study have side effects." P --\> /SE SE--\> /P
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"\_\_\_ not both \_\_\_."
negate, necessary (Ambiguous: it could be 0 or 1, but definitely not 2. Thus, if one is selected, the other must NOT be.) EX: "It's true that not both North Korea and South Korea are democracies." NK --\> /SK SK --\> /NK
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" ___ never \_\_\_."
negate, necessary (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the necessary condition) EX: "Honest people never lie." HP --\> /L L --\> /HP
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" ___ cannot \_\_\_."
negate, necessary (pick one part of the relationship, negate it, then make it the necessary condition) EX: "Immortals cannot die." I --\> /D D --\> /I
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"Because of \_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_."
CAUSATION "Because of [cause], [effect]."
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"\_\_\_ is responsible for \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[cause] is responsible for [effect]."
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"\_\_\_ is a reason for \_\_\_." or "A reason for ___ is \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[cause] is a reason for [effect]." or "A reason for [effect] is [cause]."
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"\_\_\_ leads to \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[cause] leads to [effect]."
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"\_\_\_ played a role in \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[cause] played a role in [effect]."
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"\_\_\_ was a factor in \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[cause] was a factor in [effect]."
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"\_\_\_ is caused by \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[effect] is caused by [cause]."
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"\_\_\_is an effect of \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[effect] is an effect of [cause]."
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"\_\_\_ is determined by \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[effect] is determined by [cause]."
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"\_\_\_ is a product of \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[effect] is a product of [cause]."
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"\_\_\_ is produced by \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[effect] is produced by [cause]."
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"\_\_\_ was promoted by \_\_\_"
CAUSATION "[effect] was promoted by [cause]."
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"\_\_\_ is influenced by \_\_\_."
CAUSATION "[effect] is influenced by [cause]."

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