Question

TPO 20 听力Lecture第1篇 第5题What does the professor imply about advertisers?为什么答案是D?

What does the professor imply about advertisers?A. They are less likely than politicians to violate a Gricean Maxim.B. They realize that consumers know whether an advertisement violates a Maxim.C. They often make use of the Gricean Maxims to express humor.D. They realize that consumers make false inferences from advertisements.

Answer 1

Professor: Sometimes though people will violate maxims for another purpose: to deceive. They think, hey, don’t blame us if our audience happens to draw inferences that are simply not true. 教授说有些人违反原则是为了其他目的，如欺骗。他们认为即使观众做出错误推断也不会去责怪他们。由此可知，教授认为广告业者清楚广告会使顾客会做出错误推断，D 选项正确。