INVITATION DECISION-MAKING TREE

Do you need to go?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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Do you want to go?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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Can you think of anything bad that will happen if you don’t go?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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If you lie and say you can’t go because you already have plans, will anybody find out?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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Will you really care if that happens?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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Will there be an open bar?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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Can you leave early if you are having a terrible time?	→	NO	→	decline
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YES
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accept