Question 35
HardOriginal questionRehana's chess coach tells her: "Enter the district tournament next month. Playing stronger opponents will improve your game."
Which of the following is implicit in the coach's advice?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Negation test: if no one at the tournament were stronger than Rehana, the coach's reason for entering would vanish. So this is implicit.
Winning is not needed: the coach wants her to improve, and losing to stronger players fits that aim.
"Reached the highest level" contradicts the idea of improving, and "the only way" is an extreme the advice does not need.
Worth noting
Look at the reason the speaker gives. The assumption usually links the action to that reason.
- Concept
- The link between an action and its stated reason
- Typical timeTypical
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