• Card 9 / 36: Choose the best answer. Identify the answer with the correct diction (word usage).
    A) I do not think that this infers that I broke the thermocouple.
    B) The performance infers that you broke the thermocouple.
    C) Are you implying that I am careless with the thermocouples?
    D) The evidence would lead the careful observer to imply that you are careless with the thermocouples.

    Answer:
    C) Are you implying that I am careless with the thermocouples?

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Explanation:

"Imply" means to indicate an opinion; "infer" means to draw a conclusion. One might argue that answer D is acceptable, because the careful observer might make an inference and then imply that the user was careless. However, answer C is the better option.

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Attribution:  Dr. Steve Gibbs. Engineering Communication. The Saylor Academy 2014, http://www.saylor.org/courses/me304/
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