West: Of our company's three quality control inspectors, Haynes is clearly the worst. Of the appliances that were ret...

Emil-Kunkin on August 19 at 05:52PM

I would say that disputing is softer than denying in general. I may dispute something's accuracy without denying it outright. I might dispute that something necessarily means what someone claims without completely denying that it could mean that.

That said, the difference between C and E is not in the disputing/denying element. Rather, it lies on what the answer choices say is being disputed or denied. C is describing a stated premise while E is describing an unstated premise