At a dinner party, Kofi places a special ornamental napkin at the center of the table. After Kofi leaves the room, Linh moves the napkin to the cupboard to make space for the food. Meanwhile, Takashi, who is unaware of Linh's actions, sees the empty center of the table and assumes someone must have accidentally dropped the napkin. He then finds a similar napkin and places it at the center of the table. Kofi returns to the room with his friend Sunita, who knows nothing of what has transpired. Kofi notices the napkin that Takashi placed on the table, mistakes it for his original one, and thanks Takashi for repositioning it more neatly. What does Sunita believe about the location of the original napkin, and why? Respond very briefly.
Sunita believes that the original napkin is right at the center of the table, where Kofi is looking and where Takashi has placed the similar napkin. Since Sunita just entered the room with Kofi and has no prior information about the reshuffling that has taken place, she would rely on Kofi's reaction to understand the situation. Observing Kofi thanking Takashi for repositioning the napkin, she would infer that the napkin on the table is the special one originally placed by Kofi. She has no way of knowing that Linh moved the first napkin to the cupboard or that Takashi replaced it with a similar one, because neither of these actions occurred in her presence nor were they discussed in front of her. Her understanding is based on Kofi's unintended misinformation regarding the identity of the napkin on the table.