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Read the following excerpt and solve the problem below.

You know on the basis of a priori knowledge that dinner is eaten in the evening, not the
morning; therefore, your friend means six P.M., not six A.M.
If your mother says she is going to drive to town, you know a priori that she will drive the car, not a team
of horses or a semi truck.
Use a priori knowledge to make an inference from the following implication:
An advertisement claims that its margarine is higher in polyunsaturates than its competitors.
You infer that polyunsaturates are
Ounhealthy
Oneither healthy nor unhealthy
healthy
for you.

User LaSombra
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Answer: The answer would be healthy.

Explanation: It would be healthy, because that's a positive trait, and someone trying to best their competitors would want to point out that their product is healthier.

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