Statement: Be humble even after being victorious. Assumptions: i. Many people…

Concept

In Statement-Assumption questions, an assumption is implicit only if it is a presupposition the statement necessarily relies on — something that must be taken for granted for the statement to make sense — not merely a plausible or unrelated fact. Advice statements in particular presuppose that the recommended behaviour is not already the norm; that is precisely why the advice is being given.

Application

The statement advises: "Be humble even after being victorious."

1. Assumption I says many people are already humble after victory. If this were true, the advice would be unnecessary — so Assumption I does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.

2. Assumption II says people are generally not humble. This is exactly the presupposition behind offering the advice: one advises humility because people, in general, tend to lack it — especially after a win. So Assumption II follows implicitly.

Cross-check

Negate each assumption and test whether the statement still makes sense. If Assumption II were false (people were already humble), giving this advice would be pointless — so it must be assumed true, confirming it is implicit. If Assumption I were true (many are already humble), it would undercut the need for the advice altogether — confirming it is not assumed.

Result

Only Assumption II is implicit.