Listening: Listening for Inference, Attitude, & Opinion (Advanced) C1 - Lesson 2: Identifying Underlying Assumptions and Unstated Points of View

C1 Listening: Assumptions & Bias
C1 INFERENCE
Assumptions & Bias
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🎯 Scenario: Town Hall Debate.
Mayor Thompson: Wants to build a shopping mall on the old park.
Ms. Gable: A long-time resident opposing it.
M
Mayor Thompson
Assumption: He assumes that "Old" equals "Stagnant" and "New Building" equals "Progress". He implies that anyone opposing the mall opposes the town's future.
G
Ms. Gable
Unstated View: She implies the Mayor is greedy (caring only about taxes). Her assumption is that Economic Growth often destroys Community Identity ("Soul").

Decode Loaded Language (Bias):

"Stagnate" Neutral meaning: To stop moving.
Loaded meaning: To rot, to fail, to be backwards.
"Modernity" Neutral meaning: The quality of being modern.
Loaded meaning: Inevitable improvement; the only correct path.
"Sentimental" Neutral meaning: Emotional.
Loaded meaning: Irrational, weak, standing in the way of logic.
"Pave over" Neutral meaning: To cover with concrete.
Loaded meaning: To violently destroy nature/beauty forever.

What is the Mayor really saying?

"I want people to have jobs."
This is the explicit surface meaning, not the hidden assumption.
"Heritage has no economic value."
Correct. By contrasting "Modernity" with "Stagnation", he assumes the old park contributes nothing of value.

Task: The Spin Doctor

Rewrite the neutral phrase: "We are building a new mall."
Requirement: Make it sound Negative (Like Ms. Gable) using loaded words like "Destroy", "Commercialize", "Concrete".

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