Critical Reasoning – Recruitment condition analysis: An advertisement specifies, "Accommodation will be provided only to outside candidates (if selected)." Identify the implicit assumption(s): (I) Local candidates already have or can arrange their own stay; (II) The company intends to select only local candidates.

Given data

• Condition: Company housing is restricted to 'outside' candidates if selected.
• Assumption I: Local candidates do not need company accommodation (have arrangements).
• Assumption II: Company plans to select only local candidates.

Concept/ApproachWe test necessity: the condition must make practical sense in the recruitment context.

Step-by-step reasoning• The policy distinguishes 'outside' from 'local'. Its rationale necessarily assumes locals can manage housing without company support → I is implicit.• Nothing about the condition implies the selection will be local-only; it merely states the benefit eligibility. Hence II is not necessary.

Verification/AlternativeDeny I: If locals also need housing, the condition is arbitrary and counterproductive. Deny II: Even with many outside hires, the policy still stands.

Common pitfalls

• Reading eligibility criteria as predictive of final selection.

Final AnswerOnly assumption I is implicit.