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A reader can make an inference about an author's unstated purpose: D. by making a reasonable guess based on information in the passage.
What is an inference?
An inference can be defined as an act through which a reader deduce the meaning and message (information) that is associated with a sentence (text) written by an author of a literary work, especially through induction.
In English literature, a reader can make an inference about an author's unstated purpose by making a reasonable guess based on information that are presented in the passage or a literary work.
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