Statement–Assumption (“Too Industrious to Be Poor”): Statement: “He is too industrious to be poor.” Assumptions: I) Very industrious people can also be poor. II) Very lazy people can also be rich.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Assumption
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AOnly Assumption I is implicit
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BOnly Assumption II is implicit
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CBoth Assumptions I and II are implicit
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DNeither Assumption I nor II is implicit
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EEither Assumption I or II is implicit
Answer
Correct Answer: Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
Explanation
Reasoning:The expression links industriousness with not being poor for this person. It neither asserts that industrious people can still be poor (I) nor makes any claim about lazy people becoming rich (II). Both are extraneous to the given assertion.
Final Answer:Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.