Statement–Assumption (Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking): Statement: “Most people who stop smoking gain weight.” Assumptions: I) If one stops smoking, one will gain weight. II) If one does not stop smoking, one will not gain weight.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Assumption
Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
Correct Answer: Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
Explanation
Reasoning:The statement quantifies a tendency (“most”), not a certainty. Assumption I universalises (“one will gain”); Assumption II asserts the contrapositive (“won’t gain if not quitting”). Neither is required to make the “most” claim meaningful.
Final Answer:Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.