Statement:

“Use our product to improve memory of our child. It is based on natural herbs and has no harmful side effects.” An advertisement of a pharmaceutical company.

Assumptions:

I. People generally opt for a medical product which is useful and has no harmful side effects.

II. Improving memory of child is considered as important as important by many parents.

Statement:

Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink-headed duck in an encyclopedia.

Assumptions:

I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.

II . People refer to encyclopedia to know only about things which do not exist now.

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

Statement:

Traffic jams on most of the roads in the city have become a regular feature during monsoon.

Assumptions:

I. Material used for road construction cannot withstand the fury of monsoon resulting into innumerable potholes on the roads.

Statement:

Please do not use lift while going down - an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building.

Assumptions:

I. While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.

II. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.

Statement:

Provide mid - day meals to the children in primary schools to increase the number of students attending schools.

Assumptions:

I. Mid - day meals will attract the children to the schools.

II. Those children who are otherwise deprived of good food will attend the schools.

Statement:

Beware of dogs, our dogs do not bark, but they are trained to distinguish between genuine guests and intruders.

Assumptions:

I. Barking dogs bite rarely.

II. Our dogs could be dangerous for intruders.

Statement:

The Principal instructed all the teachers to be careful in class because some students may disturb other students.

Assumptions:

I. The teachers will handle the situation properly and they will point out the naughty students.

II. The students will welcome the decision of the Principal