The candidate exclaimed, "We must protect Medicare for the long term!" Evan turned

to Shankar and said:

"I wonder what he means by ‘protect?'" By noting that what lies
beneath the speaker's words is unclear, Evan illustrates the confusion that can result from
the absence of detail inherent to ______ language.
A) connotative
B) abstract
C) denotative
D) concrete


B

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