Question

Statement :
"If you trouble me, I will slap you. " - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions :
I. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
II. 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 or II is implicit
• E. Both I and II are implicit

Answer 1

The correct option is A Only assumption I is implicit

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.