Francisca and Garden Estate,Inc.,enter into a contract for the use of a Victorian mansion and its grounds for a wedding and reception. If ambiguities appear in the contract,they will be construed against the party that
A)drafted the contract.
B)has the greater bargaining power.
C)made the offer to contract.
D)offers the most confusing explanation of the terms.

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The rule of contra proferentem states that any ambiguities in a contract will be construed against the party that drafted the contract. This encourages parties to draft contracts with clear and unambiguous language.