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Give an example, in English, where it is true that an implication is always equivalent to its contrapositive. Also, an example in English of where an implication may not be equivalent to its converse.

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Gives an example where it is true that an implication is always equivalent to its contrapositive, as well as an example of where an implication may not be equivalent to its converse.

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