Examine each of the following dialogues. Identify any assumptions made by the sp

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Examine each of the following dialogues. Identify any assumptions made by the speakers. Be precise. If possible, decide whether the assumptions are warranted. a. Olaf: Did you hear the good news? School may not open on schedule this year. Olga: How come? Olaf: The teachers may be on strike. Olga: Strike? That’s ridiculous. They’re already making good money. b. Janice: What movie is playing at the theater tonight? Mike: I don’t know the title. It’s something about lesbians. Do you want to go? Janice: No thanks. I’ll wait for a quality film. c. Boris: Boy, talk about unfair graders. Nelson’s the worst. Bridget: Why? What did he do? Boris: What did he do? He gave me a D— on the midterm, that’s all—after I spent twelve straight hours studying for it. I may just make an appointment to see the dean about him. d. Mrs. Smith: The Harrisons are having marital problems. I’ll bet they’ll be separating soon. Mr. Jones: How do you know? Mrs. Smith: I heard it at the supermarket. Helen told Gail and Gail told me. Mr. Jones: I knew it wouldn’t work out. Jeb Harrison is such a blah person. I can’t blame Ruth for wanting to leave him.

Explanation / Answer

Olaf is making statements that are made on hearsay. He does not have sufficient evidence to back his claim that the school may not open on schedule. On the other hand, Olga also made the conclusion that teachers are making good money, which is not sufficient for them to make their own conclusion. Janice asks a question which she does not know. Mike then jumps on making a conclusion about a movie she does not know. This leads to Janice making a conclusion on a false statement. Boris claims that his bad grade has been as a result of Nelson. He has even planned to see the dean on the same without finding out why he scored a poor grade on the first place. He does not engage in critical thinking to understand why he scored bad goals in the first place. Mrs. Smith thinks that the Harrisons will separate only because they are having marital problems. She does not even think that they might solve their own problems. She does not even whether they are having marital problems because she bases her conclusions on hearsay.

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