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Statement Most people who stop smoking gain weight. Assumptions I. If one stops smoking, one will gain weight. II. if one does not stop smoking one will not gain weight.

if only Assumption I is implicit
if only Assumption II is implicit
if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
if both Assumptions I and II are implicit

Correct Answer: if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit

Explanation:

Most of the people who stop smoking have gained weight, that does not mean that if one quits smoking, he/she will surely gain weight or non-smokes cannot gain weight,. So, neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.

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