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Statement: "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plot of land. Assumptions: The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass. The people are scared of prosecution.

Only assumption I is implicit
Only assumption II is implicit
Either I or II is implicit
Neither I nor II is implicit
Both I and II are implicit

Correct Answer: Both I and II are implicit

Explanation:

Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice. So, I is implicit. Besides, the notice threatens any trespassers to be prosecuted. So, II is also implicit.

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