Statement:\n“Woman is the embodiment of sacrifices.”\n\nAssumptions:\nI. Men should not make sacrifices because that role is entrusted to women.\nII. Women usually make sacrifices.\n\nWhich of the above assumptions is implicit in the statement?

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Only Assumption II is implicit

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
The sentence is an evaluative generalization, attributing sacrificial virtue to women. We must identify the minimal belief it relies on and avoid loading it with extra prescriptive claims about men’s roles.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Claim: Women epitomize sacrifice.
  • Assumption I: Men should not make sacrifices.
  • Assumption II: Women typically do make sacrifices.


Concept / Approach:
Calling women the “embodiment” of sacrifices presumes that making sacrifices is common or characteristic among women (II). It does not entail a prohibition on men’s sacrifices (I). The statement is descriptive/celebratory about women, not prescriptive about men.


Step-by-Step Solution:

1) “Embodiment” → typicality/centrality of the trait within the group (supports II).2) No exclusivity or norm forbidding men’s sacrifice is asserted (reject I).3) Therefore only II is implicit.


Verification / Alternative check:


Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Only I / Either / Both: Import an unnecessary prescriptive claim.• Neither: Ignores the characteristic-trait premise.


Common Pitfalls:
Reading an encomium as an exclusionary rule; the statement praises a trait without banning it in others.


Final Answer:
Only Assumption II is implicit.

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