Question

Choose the most concise and clear statement from the following that conveys the same idea:

• A. Finally, there will be unexpected, unanticipated implicational consequences of this development concerning human life.
• B. This development concerning human life will finally have unanticipated consequences.
• C. This development concerning human life will finally have unexpected and unanticipated implications.
• D. This development concerning human life will finally have unexpected implications.

Hint:

Eliminate redundant synonyms when aiming for conciseness — if two words mean the same, pick one.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Option (A) is excessively wordy and uses redundant adjectives “unexpected” and “unanticipated,” which mean the same thing, as well as the unnecessarily formal “implicational consequences.”
Option (B) is more concise but uses “unanticipated consequences” which could be simplified to “unexpected implications” for brevity.
Option (C) repeats the redundancy “unexpected and unanticipated,” adding no new meaning.
Option (D) is the simplest and clearest: it removes redundancy, uses straightforward vocabulary, and maintains the full intended meaning.
Hence, (D) is the correct choice for being both concise and precise.