[Solved] Statement: "The school should provide free breakfast to improve attendance."Assumptions:1️⃣ Lack of breakfast affects school attendance.2️⃣ Free breakfast will encourage students to attend regularly.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "The school should provide free breakfast to improve attendance."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Lack of breakfast affects school attendance.
2️⃣ Free breakfast will encourage students to attend regularly.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Identify goal and method
The statement links free breakfast (method) to improved attendance (goal), implying both cause and effect.
Step 2: Test assumptions
Assumption 1 (lack of breakfast reduces attendance) is implicit — otherwise breakfast would not target attendance. Assumption 2 (free breakfast will encourage attendance) is also implicit — the recommendation relies on this effect.
Final Answer:
Both 1 and 2 are implicit. → Option C
Quick Check:
If breakfast had no relation to attendance, the suggestion would not be sensible ✅

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Missing the link between incentive and desired outcome.

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