The ________ says that if a written contract is a complete and final statement of the parties' agreement, any prior or contemporaneous oral or written statements that alter, contradict, or are in addition to the terms of the written contract are inadmissible in court regarding a dispute over the contract.
A) parol evidence rule
B) firm offer rule
C) open terms rule
D) gap-filling rule

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The parol evidence rule states that prior or contemporaneous oral or written statements are not admissible in court if they alter, contradict, or add to the terms included in a complete and final written contract. The firm offer rule concerns the formation of contracts, the open terms rule concerns the enforceability of incomplete contracts, and the gap-filling rule concerns how missing terms may be supplied in contracts.

The ________ Says That If a Written Contract Is a Complete