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← Language & CommunicationWhy does a story using Deus Ex Machina often disappoint?
A)It creates semantic processing interference
B)It violates narrative causality expectations✓
C)It increases lexical ambiguity processing load
D)It disrupts phonological loop encoding capacity
💡 Explanation
A Deus Ex Machina ending undermines narrative causality because it introduces a resolution unrelated to prior events, therefore frustrating the audience's expectation of a logical conclusion, rather than phonetic disruptions or increased cognitive load from processing lexically ambiguous text.
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