A Friend Told You There Was a "Good Chance" That

question 21

Multiple Choice

A friend told you there was a "good chance" that he would come to your party.When he didn't show up you were upset.The semantic problem you experienced was due to

• A)emotive language.
• B)relative language.
• C)equivocal words.
• D)euphemisms.
• E)semantic distracters.

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