Question

Statement: The patient’s condition would improve after operation. Assumptions: I. The patient can be operated upon in this condition. II. The patient cannot be operated upon in this condition.

• A. if only assumption I is implicit
• B. if only assumption II is implicit
• C. if neither assumption I nor II is implicit
• D. if both assumptions I and II are implicit

Hint:

When analyzing assumptions in logical reasoning questions, always check for the compatibility of the assumptions with the statement. Any assumption that directly contradicts the statement is not implicit.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The statement clearly says that "The patient’s condition would improve after operation." This implies that the operation is possible and is expected to improve the patient's condition.
Now, let's analyze the assumptions:
Assumption I: "The patient can be operated upon in this condition." - This assumption is necessary for the statement to make sense. If the patient cannot be operated upon, the statement that the condition will improve after operation would be contradictory. Therefore, this assumption must be true for the statement to hold.
Assumption II: "The patient cannot be operated upon in this condition." - This assumption contradicts the statement. If the patient cannot be operated upon, it would not be possible for the condition to improve after an operation. Therefore, this assumption is not implicit.
Since Assumption I is implicit (it must be true for the statement to be valid), and Assumption II is not implicit (it contradicts the statement), the correct answer is (A) – if only assumption I is implicit.