Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child. Assumptions: 1 With the warning, the child may stop troubling her. 2 All children are basically naughty.

Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.

Assumptions:

With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
All children are basically naughty.

[A].	Only assumption I is implicit
[B].	Only assumption II is implicit
[C].	Either I or II is implicit
[D].	Neither I nor II is implicit
[E].	Both I and II are implicit

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The mother warns her child with the expectation that he would stop troubling her. So, I is implicit. The general nature of children cannot be derived from the statement. So, II is not implicit.

Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Assumption : More Exercises

Statement and Assumption - Section 1

Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child. Assumptions: 1 With the warning, the child may stop troubling her. 2 All children are basically naughty.

Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Assumption : More Exercises

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