[Solved] Statement: "People who enjoy singing should be exempt from paying income tax."Assumptions:1️⃣ Enjoying a hobby (singing) is a valid basis for tax exemptions.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "People who enjoy singing should be exempt from paying income tax."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Enjoying a hobby (singing) is a valid basis for tax exemptions.
2️⃣ Tax exemptions for hobbyists will improve social welfare or economic fairness.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Test plausibility of the claimed link
The statement links a personal preference (enjoying singing) to a major fiscal policy (tax exemption).
Step 2: Test Assumption 1
That a hobby justifies tax exemption is arbitrary and not a reasonable implicit normative assumption in mainstream fiscal policy — not implicit.
Step 3: Test Assumption 2
That such exemptions would improve welfare or fairness is speculative and not implicitly assumed by a simple prescriptive claim — not implicit.
Final Answer:
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit. → Option D
Quick Check:
Absurd or highly implausible policy claims generally do not carry reasonable implicit assumptions — they require further justification ✅

Quick Trick: When a claim pairs an irrelevant personal trait with major policy, neither ordinary policy premise is reasonably implicit.

Common Mistakes:

Forcing implausible normative links to be 'implicit' assumptions.

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