Statement : Trade union leadership is in the hands of politicians. Ass

Statement :
Trade union leadership is in the hands of politicians.
Assumptions :

  • I. Trade unions have leaders.
  • II. Leaders are generally politicians.
Only I is implied in the statement
Only II is implied in the statement
Both I and II are implied in the statement
Neither I nor II is implied in the statement
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2012
The statement “Trade union leadership is in the hands of politicians” inherently assumes that trade unions possess ‘leadership’. If there were no leaders, the concept of ‘trade union leadership’ being in certain hands would be nonsensical. Therefore, Assumption I is implied.
Assumption I (“Trade unions have leaders”) is a necessary condition for the statement to make sense.
Assumption II (“Leaders are generally politicians”) is a generalization about leaders in general, which is not supported by the statement. The statement only specifies the nature of leadership *in trade unions* in this particular context, not the general characteristic of leaders everywhere.
Assumption questions require distinguishing between what is necessarily implied by the statement and what might be a general belief or additional information not contained within the statement itself.
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