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Zorluk: OrtaStatement and Assumptions

A policy statement is given below, followed by two candidate assumptions. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. Identify which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:
"To alleviate the increasing load on the municipal electricity grid, the State Energy Commission has directed that all future commercial building projects must incorporate rooftop solar power systems."

Assumptions:
I. Rooftop solar systems can produce enough energy to significantly lower a commercial facility's dependence on the municipal grid.
II. The State Energy Commission plans to enforce similar solar power requirements for existing residential homes in the near future.

Which of the following is correct?

  1. Only assumption I is implicitCevap
  2. B
    Only assumption II is implicit
  3. C
    Both assumptions I and II are implicit
  4. D
    Neither assumption I nor II is implicit

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Only assumption I is implicit
The correct answer identifies that only the first assumption is implicit. For the State Energy Commission's directive to be logically sound and effective at alleviating the municipal grid load, the commission must inherently assume that commercial rooftop solar systems are capable of generating enough electricity to make a meaningful difference. If this were not assumed, the policy would lack a logical foundation. The second assumption involves a hypothetical future mandate for residential homes, which is a speculative prediction and completely unnecessary for the current commercial directive to be valid.

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1
Analyze the main statement to identify the intended goal and the prescribed action.
Action: Mandating solar systems for new commercial buildings. Goal: Alleviate the increasing load on the municipal grid.
Understanding the causal relationship between the policy action and its intended outcome is the first step in identifying unstated premises.
2
Evaluate Assumption I against the statement's logic.
Assumption I is implicit. It provides the logical bridge showing that the action (solar panels) will actually achieve the goal (reducing grid load).
For any administrative mandate to be rational, the policymaker must inherently assume that the mandated action will successfully contribute to the desired outcome.
3
Evaluate Assumption II against the statement's scope.
Assumption II is not implicit. It projects a separate, future policy expansion into the residential sector.
Assumptions must be foundational beliefs required for the current statement to make sense, not speculative inferences or predictions about future actions.

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