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Statement: Double your money in five months. - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
The assurance is not genuine.
People want their money to grow.
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Statement: The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expenses, costs four hundred rupees a year. Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an impoverished community. So college education should be restricted to a brilliant few.
Assumptions:
Our resources are very limited.
Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges.
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Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents.
Assumptions:
The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation.
There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.
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Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.
Assumptions:
Films are the only media of entertainment.
People enjoy films.
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Statement: Of all the newspapers published in Mumbai, readership of the "Times" is the largest in the Metropolis.
Assumptions:
Times is not popular in mofussil areas.
Times has the popular feature of cartoons on burning social and political issues.
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Statement: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored.
Assumptions:
People take television to be a means of entertainment only.
The educational value of television is not realised properly.
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Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays.
Assumptions:
The children consider teachers as their models.
A large amount of childrens time is spent in school.
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Statement: You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit.
Assumptions:
People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good.
The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.
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Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.
Assumptions:
He may incur loss on his investment.
He may gain from his investment.
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Statement: Why dont you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution?
Assumptions:
Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.
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