Statement: "If you skip breakfast, you will feel tired."Assumptions:1️⃣ Missing breakfast causes low energy.2️⃣ Everyone reacts the same way to skipping meals.Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

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Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "If you skip breakfast, you will feel tired."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Missing breakfast causes low energy.
2️⃣ Everyone reacts the same way to skipping meals.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BBoth 1 and 2

COnly 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Link cause and effect
The conditional connects skipping breakfast to tiredness.
Step 2: Test Assumption 1
That missing a meal can reduce immediate energy is the causal assumption — implicit.
Step 3: Test Assumption 2
Universality (everyone reacts the same) is too strong and not implied — not implicit.
Final Answer:
Only 1 is implicit. → Option A
Quick Check:
Conditionals typically imply a typical causal effect, not universality ✅

Quick Trick: Separate a typical causal effect (implicit) from an absolute universal claim (usually not implicit).

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Assuming that 'better/worse' or 'will' implies 'for everyone'.

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Statement: "If you skip breakfast, you will feel tired."Assumptions:1️⃣ Missing breakfast causes low energy.2️⃣ Everyone reacts the same way to skipping meals.Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

Step 1: Link cause and effect

Step 2: Test Assumption 1

Step 3: Test Assumption 2

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