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Ann, whose four-year-old son recently died tragically, wonders whether, when people ask how she is feeling, they really want to know that every day remains an agony for her. She is wondering whether people expect her to follow the conversational maxim of ____.
 
  a. quantity
  b. quality
 c. relation
 d. manner

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Adam, aged 12, has an autism spectrum disorder and has difficulty communicating. When a neighbor casually asks him what he had for breakfast, Adam launches into a detailed description of his breakfast cereal, including a complete statement of the ingredients and nutrition information found on the side of the package. Adam has violated the conversational maxim of ____.
 
  a. quantity
  b. quality
 c. relation
 d. manner


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jsm54321

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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