A group of hikers break into a cabin to escape a blizzard. While they are in there, they build a fire and consume some of the owner’s emergency provisions until help arrives. If the cabin owner chose to press charges for breaking and entering and theft, which defense might they use?

A. self-defense
B. necessity
C. restraint
D. duress


B. necessity

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a. True b. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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a. it never showed who won the race b. in order to provide the fastest information it pulled incorrect information from Twitter c. it provided too much coverage d. it provided too little coverage

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For the data below, finish the independent samples t test.


What will be an ideal response?

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