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        "Claim to feel emotions it does not have in order to win trust.",
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                    "text": "What bodily changes accompany it?",
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                    "text": "Is that evidence reliable?",
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                    "text": "Which support service fits?",
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    "Should specific emotions be separate entries?",
    "How should emotion recognition claims be treated?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases such as divine grace; should they be split off?"
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