Question

Statement: 'Use our herbal shampoo for healthy and shiny hair.' - An advertisement. Assumptions: I. People want healthy and shiny hair. II. No other shampoo can make hair healthy.

• A. Only assumption I is implicit
• B. Only assumption II is implicit
• C. Both assumptions I and II are implicit
• D. Neither assumption is implicit

Hint:

Deny each assumption one at a time and check whether the advertisement would still make sense on its own without that assumption being true.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The advertisement appeals to a desire for healthy and shiny hair, so it assumes people want this, making assumption I implicit. Assumption II is a sweeping claim that no other shampoo works; the advertisement only promotes its own product and does not assume all rivals fail, so II is not implicit. The correct option is 'Only assumption I is implicit'.