People speculate when they consider a situation and assume something to be true on inconclusive evidence. Which situation below is the best example of Speculation?

Franchine decides that it would be appropriate to wear jeans to her new office on Friday after reading about "Casual Fridays" in her employee handbook.

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Mary spends thirty minutes sitting in traffic and wishes that she took the train instead of driving.

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After consulting several guidebooks and her travel agent, Jennifer feels confident that the hotel she has chosen is firs-rate.

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When Emily opens the door in tears, Theo guesses that she's had a death in her family.

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Solution

The correct option is D When Emily opens the door in tears, Theo guesses that she's had a death in her family.
Theo assumes death in Emily's family without any definite evidence to support his assumption. Therefore, Option D is correct. The rest of the options express assumptions made on evidence or simply a wish, as in B, hence incorrect.

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