Consider the statement given below and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
You know that your shirt is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the shirt.
Assumptions:
I. People do not ask about your tailor if your shirt is not good.
II. People want to know the criteria of an excellent shirt.

Question

Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Which conclusion would follow on the basis
of given statements.
Statement:
'Some bags are purses',
'All purses are containers' and
'All containers are suitcases'.
Conclusions:
(A) Some suitcases are bags
(B) All purses are bags
(C) All purses are suitcases
(D) Some containers are purses
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer 1

The statement suggests that inquiries about the tailor stem from admiration for the shirt, indicating its quality. Assumption I is implied as it provides the reason for the inquiries about the tailor.
Assumption II is not necessarily supported by the statement.

The Correct Option is A

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