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Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (C)
When asked to read written material aloud, people often pronounce the words differently than they do when speaking spontaneously. As a result, the author suspects that computers "trained" to recognize speech will not always be capable of doing so, since developers usually train them by using samples of written material read aloud. Because we are dealing with a Must Be True question, the correct answer must pass the Fact Test, i.e. we need to be able to prove it by referring to the facts in the stimulus.
Answer choice (A): Whether it will be possible to develop computers that decode spontaneous speech in the future or not is presently unknown. It important to track the "time" elements within argumentation — since the stimulus only discusses the present, we cannot know what will happen in the future.
Answer choice (B): The author never discusses how different accents might influence the pronunciation of written material. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. If computers are trained with samples of written material whose pronunciation differs from that of spontaneous speech, it is reasonable to conclude that computers may be less reliable in decoding spontaneous speech than in decoding samples that have been read aloud. Notice the carefully tailored level of likelihood in this answer choice ("may"). Answers that avoid expressing definitive certainties are a lot easier to prove.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice is an exaggeration. Just because people often pronounce a word differently when reading it aloud does not mean that they always do.
Answer choice (E): Quite on the contrary: the author suggests that computers may have trouble interpreting oral speech. This answer choice is incorrect.
Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (C)
When asked to read written material aloud, people often pronounce the words differently than they do when speaking spontaneously. As a result, the author suspects that computers "trained" to recognize speech will not always be capable of doing so, since developers usually train them by using samples of written material read aloud. Because we are dealing with a Must Be True question, the correct answer must pass the Fact Test, i.e. we need to be able to prove it by referring to the facts in the stimulus.
Answer choice (A): Whether it will be possible to develop computers that decode spontaneous speech in the future or not is presently unknown. It important to track the "time" elements within argumentation — since the stimulus only discusses the present, we cannot know what will happen in the future.
Answer choice (B): The author never discusses how different accents might influence the pronunciation of written material. This answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. If computers are trained with samples of written material whose pronunciation differs from that of spontaneous speech, it is reasonable to conclude that computers may be less reliable in decoding spontaneous speech than in decoding samples that have been read aloud. Notice the carefully tailored level of likelihood in this answer choice ("may"). Answers that avoid expressing definitive certainties are a lot easier to prove.
Answer choice (D): This answer choice is an exaggeration. Just because people often pronounce a word differently when reading it aloud does not mean that they always do.
Answer choice (E): Quite on the contrary: the author suggests that computers may have trouble interpreting oral speech. This answer choice is incorrect.