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Something is wrong, so this wild animal must be afraid of me. 

Something must be wrong, since this wild animal isn’t afraid of me. 

There is likely something wrong since this wild animal isn’t afraid of me.

Discontinuation of farming is the only solution to the problem of water pollution.

If the use of pesticides is banned, the pollution of water supplies will stop. 

The high toxicity of the water supplies in Greyland implies an over-reliance on pesticides.

Because Wilbur County farmers use pesticides, its water supplies must be polluted.

Only when pesticides are used extensively in farming do the water supplies get polluted. 

Since extensive quantities of pesticides have been used over the years in Lubbock, the water supplies must be polluted. 

If the George Floyd protests are dealt with adequately, the Republicans will win the upcoming elections.

If the Republicans win the upcoming elections, then it would be clear that the George Floyd protests were adequately dealt with.

Since the George Floyd protests are not being dealt with adequately, the Republicans will lose the upcoming elections.

If the George Floyd protests are dealt with adequately, the Republicans are likely to win the upcoming elections.

The Republicans will probably lose the upcoming elections as the George Floyd protests have not been dealt with adequately. 

Even if the George Floyd protests are not dealt with adequately, we cannot be sure that the Republicans will lose the upcoming elections.

If current restrictions against advertisements of legal services are removed, more lawyers will advertise their service.

The notion 'more lawyers advertised their services' implies that the number of restrictions on advertising of legal services has reduced.

The number of restrictions on the advertising of legal services has gone up, so probably fewer lawyers will advertise their services. 

There cannot be a reduction in the number of restrictions on advertising of legal services without a corresponding increase in the number of lawyers who advertise their services.