Author Question: When the American lady showed up for a tango class, her Argentine tango teacher told her gently that ... (Read 42 times)

c0205847 · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

When the American lady showed up for a tango class, her Argentine tango teacher told her gently that her turquoise dress and eye make-up were just a tad vulgar for a tango dancer. In anger, she told him that he could tell her feet where to move but nothing else. To say what he did, the tango teacher must have assumed:

a. All of these choices.
b. That, as a student, she could not tell him what to do.
c. That she would follow his advice.
d. That she would appreciate her teacher's advice.

Question 2

You are going on a hiking trip in ten days and need some new boots. You order from online the boots in your usual shoe size although you have not bought shoes in this brand before. When the boots arrive, you discover that your usual shoe size in this brand shoe is too tight for your feet. You are angry because you must leave the next day for your trip. This is an example of:

a. A value assumption
b. A working assumption
c. A warranted assumption
d. A mistaken assumption