Discussion Forum : Statement & Assumptions
Question - Statement:
Legislation alone cannot change entrenched customs and social attitudes. Women’s plight is compounded by their ignorance of rights and reluctance to seek legal remedies even when they are aware of them.
Assumptions:
I. Only literacy can change entrenched customs and social attitudes.
II. Women are generally subject to ill-treatment in our society.
Options:
A .  if only assumption I is implicit.
B .  if only assumption II is implicit.
C .  if either I or II is implicit.
D .  if neither I nor II is implicit.
E .  if both I and II are implicit.
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)The speaker is assuming II that is why he is talking about the entrenched customs and social attitudes towards women and about their plight getting compounded. I is not an assumption here.

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