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(a) Half of the mangoes I bought are unripe and sour.
(b) The vendor cheated me. He sold me unripe and sour mangoes.
(c) I paid more than I should. Half of the mangoes I bought are unripe and sour.

2007-11-02 20:48:00 · 4 answers · asked by Meadow2009 2 in Food & Drink Ethnic Cuisine

4 answers

a) fact
b) inference
c) either, he might have paid fair market value for unripe and sour

2007-11-02 20:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by onecowboyjake 4 · 0 0

a and c are verifiable fact after all the mangoes are eaten.

b is an inference in the sense that we don't know whether the vendor actually told the buyer that the mangoes are ripe (and if so, why the buyer could not judge for him/herself?)

2007-11-02 20:53:35 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0 0

(a) is a verifiable fact

(b) is an inference

(c) is an inference

Fact: Let the buyer beware!

2007-11-03 03:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by Question Monster 4 · 0 0

(a) is verifiable fact.
(b) and (c) are inferential statements. It's a 'therefore' kinda statement.

2007-11-03 02:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by kazenoarashi2001 3 · 0 0

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