[Solved] Statement: "If organisations provide regular training, employee efficiency will improve."Assumptions:1️⃣ Training directly improves employee efficiency.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "If organisations provide regular training, employee efficiency will improve."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Training directly improves employee efficiency.
2️⃣ Organisations will invest time and resources in regular training.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BBoth 1 and 2

COnly 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Identify the conditional link
The statement forms a cause–effect relationship: providing training (cause) leads to improved efficiency (effect).
Step 2: Test Assumption 1
The conditional is meaningful only if training actually improves employee efficiency. This causal link is necessary and therefore implicit.
Step 3: Test Assumption 2
The statement is hypothetical ("If organisations provide..."). It does not assume that organisations will definitely invest time or resources. It only discusses what will happen if they do. Therefore, this assumption is not implicit.
Final Answer:
Only 1 is implicit. → Option A
Quick Check:
A conditional assumes the cause influences the effect, not that the cause will certainly occur. Hence, only the causal link (Assumption 1) is implicit. ✅

Quick Trick: In conditional ('If–Then') statements, assume the cause influences the effect, but do NOT assume the cause will actually occur.

Common Mistakes:

Believing that an 'If' statement predicts real future action rather than describing a hypothetical condition.

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Step 3: Test Assumption 2

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