Question

In the following scenario, which maxim is not being observed?

Evan: Did you finish that project I gave you?

Allen: Well, I started it yesterday morning. I got through about two-thirds of it, but then I noticed that some data was missing. I went and asked Amy about it. She had it; she just forgot to print one page, so I included it in my analysis, and then this morning, I finished writing it all up. So, yeah, it's done.

Evan: Wow. Thanks.

maxim of quantity
maxim of quality
maxim of relevance
maxim of manner

Answer 1

D. Maxim of manner.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

For this question, the four options are part of the Grice's Maxims. As part of them, maxim of manner refers to a situation when a person avoids ambiguity by expressing their ideas as clearly and orderly as possible. In this case, Allen mentions a part of the project, but it doesn't specify what it is and the use of pronouns in his speech is ambiguous, so option D is the correct answer.