[Solved] Statement: "It is advisable to turn off mobile phones during meetings."Assumptions:1️⃣ Mobile phones can cause disturbance during meetings.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "It is advisable to turn off mobile phones during meetings."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Mobile phones can cause disturbance during meetings.
2️⃣ People often forget to switch off their phones before meetings.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Consider the immediate purpose
The advice aims to avoid disturbance in meetings.
Step 2: Analyse assumptions
Assumption 1 (phones can disturb meetings) is the clear implicit basis — without potential disturbance, the advice loses meaning. Assumption 2 (people often forget) may be true in practice, but the advice can be given as a general etiquette guideline regardless of prevalence, so Only 1 is the stronger implicit assumption.
Final Answer:
Only 1 is implicit. → Option A
Quick Check:
If phones caused no disturbance, there would be no reason to advise switching them off ✅

Quick Trick: Etiquette advice typically assumes the disturbance effect first; frequency of lapses is secondary unless mentioned.

Common Mistakes:

Automatically assuming reminders always imply high prevalence of the issue.

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