Question

While broadcasting a football game, the announcer exclaimed, "I can't believe it. Carl James just scored End of exam a touchdown. That's right; I said Carl James. Even Carl looks as if he can't believe it either." What can you infer from these statements?

A. Carl is a player who is popular with the crowd.
B. The announcer is prejudiced against Carl.
C. Carl doesn't score touchdowns very often.
D. The announcer is happy for Carl

Answer 1

Option C is the best descripion. Ie Carl doesn’t score touchdowns very often Basically the announcer is offering us a view that he is quite surprised at how Carl has performed based on his previous form. We can assume this based on phrases such as 'I can't believe it' and 'That's right' which infer a statement which might not be believable.