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Critical reasoning: Interpreting the failure of the civic "Keep your city clean" campaign and identifying which assumption is implicit about public response and council effectiveness

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Only assumption II is implicit

Explanation:


Given data

  • Statement: The Civil Council campaign 'Keep your city clean' did not evoke any response from the citizens.
  • Assumption I: People do not desire to keep their city clean.
  • Assumption II: The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.

Concept/Approach

When a campaign evokes no response, the communicator typically presumes the effort failed (at least in mobilizing action). Lack of response does not prove that people dislike cleanliness; it may reflect poor reach or messaging.


Step-by-Step reasoning
1) From 'did not evoke any response' to 'campaign failed': This is the practical inference behind reporting no response. Assumption II is implicit.2) Desiring cleanliness vs responding to a specific campaign are different. Citizens may desire cleanliness yet ignore this drive. Therefore Assumption I is not necessary.


Verification/Alternative

The same outcome (no response) could occur despite citizens wanting a clean city if the campaign was poorly designed or timed, confirming I is not implied.


Common pitfalls

  • Equating failure of mobilization with absence of the underlying value across citizens.

Final Answer
Only assumption II is implicit.

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