1. The children had crumbs around their mouths, which is direct physical evidence they ate the cookies.
2. Ben claimed he was too busy reading a book, but if he was engrossed in reading, he likely wouldn't have had time to eat cookies and get crumbs on his face.
3. Emily claimed she was playing with her dolls, but playing with dolls typically doesn’t involve eating messy food like cookies.
4. Sam insisted he was drawing a picture. Drawing requires focus and clean hands; getting crumbs around the mouth while drawing is less plausible than for the other activities mentioned.
5. All three children shrugged their shoulders when asked, indicating guilt or an attempt to avoid blame.
6. Since all three had crumbs, it’s most likely that all of them ate the cookies, despite their individual excuses.
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