Maternal obesity is linked with a high risk of ____________

Joan is eating lunch, and she says to Brad, "Can you pass the salt?" Brad replies "Yes, I can"; however, he doesn't actually pass the salt. What kind of miscommunication does this brief conversation suggest?

a. a slip-of-the-tongue b. a syntactic error c. a pragmatic problem d. the linearization problem

There is clear evidence that demographic variables such as gender and income level are predictive of juror's verdicts

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.