[Solved] Statement: "Experts predict technology will make most manual jobs obsolete in the next decade."Assumptions:1️⃣ Current automation trends will continue at the same pace.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "Experts predict technology will make most manual jobs obsolete in the next decade."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Current automation trends will continue at the same pace.
2️⃣ Governments will not create new job categories through policy changes.
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 prediction scope
The statement is a broad technological forecast without explicit assumptions about trend pace or government action.
Step 2: Check assumptions
Assumption 1 — same-pace automation — not stated; the prediction could imply acceleration instead. Assumption 2 — no new jobs created by policy — also not implied. Hence neither assumption is explicitly embedded.
Final Answer:
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit. → Option D
Quick Check:
General predictions about technology don’t always carry fixed-rate or policy assumptions ✅

Quick Trick: Broad forecasts may rest on general observation, not explicit underlying assumptions.

Common Mistakes:

Adding specific causal assumptions to generic trend statements.

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