This question is giving me trouble as well. I incorrectly chose D- "Making a promise always obliges a person to keep it."In retrospect, this is irrelevant to the conclusion.
Here's my analysis of why A is the best answer:
Conclusion: I fulfilled my promise to Bernie
The promise: I will answer Bernie's question.
Bernie's question: Has my project been approved?
The response to the question contains more information than Bernie asked for, but does mention that a decision has not been made. This means that it has not been approved (it's still pending decision).
This makes A- "All there is to answering a question is giving the questioner the information requested" the best answer. Bernie got the information he requested, but in a very convoluted and possibly evasive manner. One must assume that the quality of the answer makes no difference for the promise to have been kept.
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This question is giving me trouble as well. I incorrectly chose D- "Making a promise always obliges a person to keep it."In retrospect, this is irrelevant to the conclusion.
Here's my analysis of why A is the best answer:
Conclusion: I fulfilled my promise to Bernie
The promise: I will answer Bernie's question.
Bernie's question: Has my project been approved?
The response to the question contains more information than Bernie asked for, but does mention that a decision has not been made. This means that it has not been approved (it's still pending decision).
This makes A- "All there is to answering a question is giving the questioner the information requested" the best answer. Bernie got the information he requested, but in a very convoluted and possibly evasive manner. One must assume that the quality of the answer makes no difference for the promise to have been kept.