A friend of yours calls to say that his car would not start this morning. He asks for your help. You say that you think the battery must be dead. If so, then jump-starting the car from a good battery will solve the problem. In doing so, you are ________.

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By stating that the battery being dead is the reason for the car not starting, the speaker is proposing a hypothesis. They are then making a testable prediction that jump-starting the car from a good battery will solve the problem. This fits the definition of option C, which is the correct answer.

A Friend of Yours Calls to Say That His Car