Statement: "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted"- A notice on a plot of land.. Assumptions: I. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass. II. The people are scared of prosecution. Options: A . &nbspIf only assumption I is implicit B . &nbspIf only assumption II is implicit C . &nbspIf either I or II is implicit D . &nbspIf neither I nor II is implicit E . &nbspIf both I and II are implicit.

Statement:"Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted"- A notice on a plot

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Question - Statement:
"Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted"- A notice on a plot of land..
Assumptions:
I. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass.
II. The people are scared of prosecution.

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 E
Answer: (e)VALID: Desired outcome. At the time of putting up the notice, the author must have assumed people would read it and desired that people may not trespassVALID: Root Cause. The author cautioned the people about the prosecution by assuming that people will be scared of it.

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