In the sentence "If a programmer were to instruct the car to make the same move, that would look more like premeditated homicide," what does the "were to + infinitive" structure signal?

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That the scenario is hypothetical and distant – the programmer has not actually coded this decision yet

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That the sentence is an example of reported speech

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That the programmer has already made this decision in the past

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That the action is certain to happen in the near future

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