Marty, a high school student, violates his curfew because he is out partying with some friends. When he arrives home, his parents ask where he has been. "Jeez! All you do is hover over me like a couple of vultures! What is with you two? Why are you making my life so miserable?" Which of Grice's maxims is Marty most likely violating?
A) Quality
B) Quantity
C) Relation
D) Manner
E) Quackery

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Marty's response does not directly address his parents' question about where he has been, thus violating the Maxim of Relation, which suggests that one should be relevant in communication.

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