Read the following excerpt and solve the problem below. You know on the basis of a priori knowledge that dinner is eaten in the evening, not the morning; therefore, your friend means six P.M., not six A.M. If your mother says she is going to drive to town, you know a priori that she will drive the car, not a team of horses or a semi truck. Use a priori knowledge to make an inference from the following implication: Your mother says, "Late again! I'm very disappointed in you." You infer from the statement above that being _____ is important to your mother. on time proud consistently late