Difficulty: Medium
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
This is a recommendation connecting a goal (higher writing speed) to a tool choice (0.7 pen, i.e., 0.7 mm tip). We test which background beliefs are essential for the advice to be meaningful.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
For the recommendation to make sense, a choice set among pen types must exist (I). However, advice can be given even if the listener does not yet know the term “0.7”; clarification can follow. Hence II is not necessary to utter the recommendation.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Diversity of pens underpins the comparative recommendation → I necessary.2) Comprehension of the jargon is not a precondition to giving the advice → II unnecessary.
Verification / Alternative check:
Even if the listener asks “what is 0.7?”, the statement remains a coherent piece of advice that can be explained further.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Only II/Either/Both: over-commit. Neither: would make the comparative advice baseless.
Common Pitfalls:
Assuming understood jargon is always presupposed; recommendations often introduce new terms.
Final Answer:
Only assumption I is implicit.
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