You are given a statement and two assumptions. Choose the comment about…
2019
You are given a statement and two assumptions. Choose the comment about assumptions
from the options given below:
Statement:
Patient’s condition would improve after this operation.
Assumptions:
I. The patient can be operated upon in this condition.
II. The patient can’t be operated upon in this condition.
- A.
Either I or II is implicit
- B.
Only assumption II is implicit
- C.
Only assumption I is implicit
- D.
Neither I nor II is implicit
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Correct answer: C
Answer: Only assumption I is implicit.
Explanation:
The statement claims that the patient’s condition would improve after this operation. For that claim to be meaningful, it presupposes that the operation can actually be performed on the patient in their current condition.
This presupposition is exactly assumption I: the patient can be operated upon in this condition. Therefore assumption I is implicit.
Assumption II states that the patient cannot be operated upon in this condition. That directly contradicts the statement, so assumption II is not implicit.
Conclusion: Only the assumption that the patient can be operated upon in this condition is implied by the statement; the opposing assumption is inconsistent with it.