Statement: "Despite a draconian crackdown against software pirates announced by country X last year, the country remains the world's third largest market for bootleg computer programs." - A journalist Assumptions: I. Computer piracy is declining globally but increasing in country X. II. A draconian crackdown against software pirates may bring the bootleggers to hell.
Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.
Explanation:
Global computer piracy is not mentioned in the statement. Therefore, assumption I is not implicit. But assumption II is implicit. That is why the journalist uses the word 'despite' in his statement.
