Statement: "I think illiterate and drunk drivers should not be employed, at least for children." - says X. Assumptions: I. Literacy helps in driving. II. Children have a status equal to the adults.

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I is implicit: the proposal that drivers employed should not be illiterate has to be based on this assumption. II is not implicit. In fact, the assumption is just the contrary. The use of "at least for children" assumes that children are or should be privileged ones.

Statement: "I think illiterate and drunk drivers should not be employed, at least for children." - says X. Assumptions: I. Literacy helps in driving. II. Children have a status equal to the adults.

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