Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: II and III are implicit
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
Advice statements typically presume a reason and a belief about consequences. We identify which premises the advisor relies on when urging a friend to avoid drinking for health.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
An assumption is implicit if the advice would lose sense without it.
Step-by-Step Solution:
I: Not implicit. Advice can be offered even if the advisor doubts compliance.II: Implicit. The speaker must believe drinking has ill effects to offer health-based advice.III: Implicit. The advice presumes that drinking harms health, hence avoiding it protects health.
Verification / Alternative check:
Health-based recommendations typically rest on causal beliefs about harm.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Including I adds an unnecessary compliance belief; single II omits the general health premise in III; “None” contradicts the clear health assumptions.
Common Pitfalls:
Confusing intention to comply with the rationale for advice.
Final Answer:
II and III are implicit
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