Statement: Be humble even after being victorious. Assumptions: Many people are humble after being victorious. Generally people are not humble.

Given data

• Statement: Be humble even after being victorious.
• Assumption I: Many people are humble after being victorious.
• Assumption II: Generally people are not humble.

Concept/Approach

Advice typically presumes a contrary tendency that needs correction.

Step-by-step reasoningThe advice suggests people tend to lose humility after victory ⇒ II is assumed.I states the opposite (many are humble), which the advice does not need ⇒ I is not assumed.

Verification/Alternative

If people were generally humble after winning, the advice would be redundant.

Common pitfalls

• Reading the advice as a description of common behavior rather than a corrective injunction.

Final AnswerOnly assumption II is implicit.