[Solved] Statement: "The city should ban loudspeakers after 10 PM."Assumptions:1️⃣ Loudspeakers never cause disturbance at any hour.2️⃣ Reducing late-night noise improves residents’ sleep and peace.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "The city should ban loudspeakers after 10 PM."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Loudspeakers never cause disturbance at any hour.
2️⃣ Reducing late-night noise improves residents’ sleep and peace.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Interpret the regulatory suggestion
The ban targets a specific time to reduce disturbance, implying an expected benefit.
Step 2: Evaluate assumptions
Assumption 2 (reducing late-night noise improves sleep/peace) is implicit — this is why the ban is proposed. Assumption 1 (loudspeakers never cause disturbance) is false and not implied; it contradicts the reason for a ban. Therefore Only 2 is implicit.
Final Answer:
Only 2 is implicit. → Option B
Quick Check:
If reducing late-night noise didn’t help, the ban would be pointless ✅

Quick Trick: When a restriction targets an effect, the beneficial outcome is the key implicit assumption.

Common Mistakes:

Misreading negated extremes as implied beliefs.

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