[Solved] Statement: "The hospital should expand its emergency department."Assumptions:1️⃣ The hospital currently has no emergency department.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "The hospital should expand its emergency department."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ The hospital currently has no emergency department.
2️⃣ The current emergency department faces a heavy patient load and needs more capacity.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Note the verb used
'Expand' implies an existing facility that requires enlargement, not creation from scratch.
Step 2: Evaluate Assumption 1
Claiming 'no emergency department exists' conflicts with the verb 'expand' — it is not implied.
Step 3: Evaluate Assumption 2
The need to expand arises when the existing department is overloaded — heavy patient load is therefore implicit.
Final Answer:
Only 2 is implicit. → Option B
Quick Check:
'Expand' presumes presence but insufficiency — capacity shortfall is the logical implicit assumption ✅

Quick Trick: Words like 'expand' indicate something exists but is inadequate — expect 'Only 2' style assumptions.

Common Mistakes:

Mistaking 'expand' for 'create' (leading to assumption that nothing exists).

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