That is an independent clause
Hope this helps!!
Unstated assumption (1): Snyder's opponent does not have a questionable moral life.
Unstated assumption (2): Snyder's opponent must be a good candidate because his opponent has a questionable moral life.
Unstated assumption (3): Snyder's opponent has never had an affair during his married life.
Explanation: There is an assumption that a candidate and its opponent can be automatically described in opposites, in such a way that, if we know a piece of information about one, we can infer the opposite to be true for the other.
The people appear to be dressed formally.
They also appear to be smiling.
B. Tells the reader the inner thoughts of a main character.
