[Solved] Statement: "Parents are advised to monitor their children’s internet usage."Assumptions:1️⃣ Children might misuse the internet occasionally.2️⃣ Parental supervision can reduce the risk of misuse.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "Parents are advised to monitor their children’s internet usage."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Children might misuse the internet occasionally.
2️⃣ Parental supervision can reduce the risk of misuse.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Read the advisory focus
The instruction specifically asks parents to monitor children’s internet usage — a preventive and corrective recommendation.
Step 2: Analyse the assumptions
Assumption 1 (children might misuse the internet occasionally) is implicit — the advice presumes a risk that monitoring aims to reduce. Assumption 2 (parental supervision can reduce the risk of misuse) is also implicit — asking parents to monitor only makes sense if supervision is expected to help. Both assumptions therefore underpin this advisory.
Final Answer:
Both 1 and 2 are implicit. → Option C
Quick Check:
If there were no risk of misuse or if supervision could not reduce it, the advice would be pointless ✅

Quick Trick: When the advice names an actor (e.g., 'parents should...'), check both: (a) existence of the risk, and (b) the actor's ability to reduce it.

Common Mistakes:

Focusing only on either the existence of risk or the effectiveness of the remedy, instead of recognising both are often assumed.

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