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The author concludes that Frank is not an embezzler. He supports this statement by saying that if the prosecutor wanted to charge Frank with embezzlement, Frank would have been indicted. Since Frank has not been indicted, the author draws their conclusion that he is not an embezzler.
A prosecutor wanting to charge Frank with embezzlement is not the same thing as whether or not Frank committed embezzlement. The authorβs premises only dealt with whether or not the prosecutor wanted to charge Frank for embezzlement, but he concludes that Frank is not guilty of the crime. Frank could very well be guilty of embezzlement, and the prosecutor may not want to charge him just yet for a number of reasons. Without support for whether or not Frank actually committed embezzlement, the authorβs conclusion about Frankβs innocence is unsupported.
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If Rosita knew ββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββ βββββ βββββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββ ββ ββββ βββββ ββββββ βββ βββ βββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββ βββββ βββββββ
If Barry had βββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ βββββ βββ βββ βββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββ ββββ ββ ββ ββ ββββ ββββββ
If Makoto believed ββββ ββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββββ ββ βββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββ βββ
If Tamara believed βββ βββ βββββββ β ββββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββ ββββ ββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββ β ββββββββββ
If Lucy believed βββ βββ βββββ ββ ββ ββββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββ ββ ββββ ββββββ βββ ββ βββββ ββ ββ ββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββ βββ ββ ββββββ ββ ββββββ
