Advice and travel intention: A says to B, "Go to Jammu via Amritsar — the shortest route." Determine which assumption(s) are implicit (I: B intends to go to Jammu; II: A gives such advice to everyone).
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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CEither I or II is implicit
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DNeither I nor II is implicit
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EBoth I and II are implicit
Answer
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation
Given data
- Advice content: Suggested route to Jammu via Amritsar because it is shortest.
- Assumption I: B wishes or plans to travel to Jammu.
- Assumption II: A indiscriminately gives advice to everybody.
Concept/ApproachContext-relevant advice presupposes the advisee's goal (destination). It does not require a universal habit of the adviser.
Step-by-step reasoning1) If B does not intend to go to Jammu, route advice is pointless — I must hold.2) Whether A advises 'everybody' is irrelevant to this particular, targeted advice — II is unnecessary.
Verification/AlternativeNegating I makes the advice irrelevant; negating II leaves the advice intact.
Common pitfalls
- Assuming personal habits (A advises everyone) are required for a single instance of advice.
Final AnswerOnly assumption I is implicit.