Critical Reasoning (Assumptions) Statement: The civic authority advises residents to use mosquito repellents or sleep inside nets, since many people are suffering from malaria. Which assumptions are implicit?

Introduction / Context:
Public-health advisories rely on tacit beliefs about citizens' ability and willingness to act. Here, the authority recommends repellents or nets to curb malaria exposure. Identify which assumption(s) make the advice sensible.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• I: Local residents have enough money to arrange for repellents or nets.
• II: People may ignore and continue to get mosquito bites as they have other pressing needs.

Concept / Approach:
An assumption should be necessary for the advice to be practical or impactful. A mere pessimistic possibility (II) is not required for issuing the advice. Feasibility (I) typically underlies such recommendations.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) The authority issues advice expecting people to implement it; implicit is that residents can realistically procure repellents/nets (financially or access-wise). Otherwise, the advice lacks utility.2) Assumption II posits that people may ignore the advice due to competing needs. That may be true, but it is not required for issuing the advisory; the authority is not assuming non-compliance.3) Therefore, only I is necessary to preserve the advice's practicality.

Verification / Alternative check:
Negate I: 'Residents cannot afford repellents/nets.' Then the advisory becomes ineffective. Negate II: 'People will not ignore the advice.' The advisory still stands, so II is not needed.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Only II / Both: II is not required to justify the advisory.
• Either I or II: Both are not interchangeable; I is specifically needed.
• Neither: I is indeed necessary for feasibility.

Common Pitfalls:
Do not treat conceivable outcomes (some may ignore advice) as assumptions. Assumptions must be indispensable supports for the speaker's action or claim.

Final Answer:
Only assumption I is implicit