Inference Problem

Hello, in the question below, looking at the answer choice D, it seems like a pure logic deduction. I can make the argument that when you suppress your emotions in a communication, you are hiding them; you are not showing your true feelings. And this is equivalent to not being spontaneous, isn’t it?

For example, if someone tells you something that is irritating, you feel angry. Being spontaneous, you will naturally show to this person that you are angry. And hence, this will make your interaction with others a genuine one, not a fake one. This exactly corresponds to “stifle genuine expression of emotions like anger.”

That is why, it seems to me that D is a good inference option. Does that make sense?

What does the word “spontaneous” mean to you?

It means genuine or natural.

Okay, sort of. It means without planning, but I guess that can mean natural.

Now do they believe that it’s the “structured communication” that restricts this, or the emphasis on “non judgemental empathy”?

I think that “emphasis on non-judgmental empathy” is a part of the structure of NVC, which according to the sentence before has a framework. This framework has different components including feelings. That is why I assumed that “structured communication” could be related to emphasis on empathy.

To sum up, Non Violant Communication has a structure based on feelings and other things. And empathy is a feeling. So, I can argue that it is a part of the structured communication.

I wouldn’t agree with that. The “structured communication” is too general even if it falls under that umbrella.

However, this is not an ETS question so the logic might not be perfect, so I wouldn’t worry about it, give yourself the point if you like.

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Thanks Ganesh for the help. I really appreciate it.

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