[Solved] Statement: "You should pay your electricity bills before the due date."Assumptions:1️⃣ Paying bills late may cause inconvenience (penalty, disconnection, etc.).... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "You should pay your electricity bills before the due date."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Paying bills late may cause inconvenience (penalty, disconnection, etc.).
2️⃣ Everyone uses electricity regularly and therefore has bills to pay.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Understand the instruction
The advice promotes early payment to avoid negative outcomes.
Step 2: Test assumptions
Assumption 1 (late payment causes inconvenience) is necessary for the warning to be meaningful. Assumption 2 (everyone uses electricity) is a generalisation about the audience and not required for the advice—the advice targets those who do have bills, not claiming all people do.
Final Answer:
Only 1 is implicit. → Option A
Quick Check:
If late payment caused no trouble, the advice would be redundant ✅

Quick Trick: Time-related advice usually assumes a negative consequence for delay.

Common Mistakes:

Assuming the advice addresses an absolute audience rather than relevant subset.

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