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Statement:
If the government wants to stop child marriages, why not pass a law incorporating a clause that marriages so solemnised will be illegal and treated as child rape?
Assumptions:
I. Child marriages still exist in our society.
II. Severe punishment is more likely to rid the society of evils.
If the government wants to stop child marriages, why not pass a law incorporating a clause that marriages so solemnised will be illegal and treated as child rape?
Assumptions:
I. Child marriages still exist in our society.
II. Severe punishment is more likely to rid the society of evils.
Answer: Option E
Answer: (e)The statement is in the form of a suggestion and it is aimed at stopping child marriages. Note that one does not suggest any initiative to remove a problem unless he assumes the problem is still in existence. Hence, I is implicit. Now, why a severe punishment? The speaker must be assuming. II. Hence, II is also implicit.
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Answer: (e)The statement is in the form of a suggestion and it is aimed at stopping child marriages. Note that one does not suggest any initiative to remove a problem unless he assumes the problem is still in existence. Hence, I is implicit. Now, why a severe punishment? The speaker must be assuming. II. Hence, II is also implicit.
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