Boxing champion George Foreman recently described his family vacations with the statement, "At our ranch in Marshall, Texas, there are lots of ponds and I take the kids out and we fish. And then of course, we grill them." That a reader understands "them" appropriately (George grills fish, not his kids!) is the result of a(n) ____________________ inference.
A) narrative
B) instrument
C) analogic
D) anaphoric

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Anaphoric inference is the process of using information provided earlier in a text or conversation to understand the meaning of a later phrase or sentence. In this case, the reference to "them" can only be understood correctly by referring back to the previous sentence mentioning fishing.

Boxing Champion George Foreman Recently Described His Family Vacations with the Statement