Which of the following statements describes one of the key assumptions of the garden-path model of parsing?

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The garden-path model of parsing suggests that readers or listeners initially construct the simplest syntactic structure possible without considering semantic information, meaning semantic processing does not influence the construction of the initial syntactic structure. This is why individuals can be led down the "garden path" to an incorrect interpretation, which must be revised upon realizing the intended meaning.

Which of the Following Statements Describes One of the Key