Evidence suggests that Whorf's original linguistic relativity hypothesis was ________.
A)very accurate
B)completely inaccurate
C)overstated
D)true only for Western cultures

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Whorf's original linguistic relativity hypothesis, which suggests that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, has been found to be overstated. Subsequent research has shown that while language can influence thought in more subtle ways, the strong version of the hypothesis proposed by Whorf is not fully supported by empirical evidence.

Evidence Suggests That Whorf's Original Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Was ________