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Que. Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions:

I. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
II. All children are basically naughty.
a. Only assumption I is implicit
b. Only assumption II is implicit
c. Either I or II is implicit
d. Neither I nor II is implicit
Correct Answer:Only assumption I is implicit
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