Section: Logical Reasoning
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Mary:All Italians are great lovers.
Kathy:That is not so. I have met some Spaniards who were magnificent lovers.
Kathy's reply to Mary indicates that she has misunderstood Mary's remark to mean that
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Explanation
Kathy believes Mary to have meant that only Italians are great lovers. Therefore, Kathy takes issue with this and points out in her reply that there are non-Italians who are great lovers. (A), if replaced for Mary's statement, would make Kathy's reply a reasonable one.
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