Given below is a statement followed by two assumptions I and II. You have to…
2023
Given below is a statement followed by two assumptions I and II. You have to consider the statement and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit from the statement. Statement: “BURBERRY” brand purses are for the rich. Assumptions: I. Many people like to be labelled rich. II. One is not rich if she/he does not have the purse of that brand.
- A.
If only assumption I is implicit
- B.
If only assumption II is implicit
- C.
If neither of the assumptions I or II is implicit
- D.
If both the assumptions I and II are implicit
- E.
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Correct answer: C
Statement: "BURBERRY brand purses are for the rich."
1. Analyzing Assumption I: "Many people like to be labelled rich."
Assessment: This assumption is not implicit. While it is a common marketing principle that luxury brands leverage the desire for status, the statement itself is a factual or descriptive claim about the brand's positioning. It describes who the product is intended for, not the underlying sociological or psychological motivation of the general population. Assuming that people want to be labelled rich is a subjective external inference, not a logical requirement for the statement to be true.
2. Analyzing Assumption II: "One is not rich if she/he does not have the purse of that brand."
Assessment: This assumption is also not implicit. This is a classic logical fallacy. The statement "X is for Y" does not mean "only Y owns X" or "anyone who does not own X is not Y." It does not establish a necessary condition for wealth.
Conclusion
Since neither assumption is logically necessary for the original statement to be valid, the most accurate conclusion is that neither assumption is implicit.