Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions:
I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of the appointment offer.
II. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
I. At that age, the child reaches an appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of the company tells Personnel Manager.
Assumptions:
I. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
II. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.
Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions:
I. There are unemployed youth in India who need monetary support.
II. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.
Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions:
I. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
II. All children are basically naughty.
Statement: Take a ferry or a boat instead of a bus to reach the Kravi Islands faster.
Assumptions:
I) The islands being in a remote location are not easily accessible.
II) Ferries and boats are available to travel to Kravi Islands.
Statement: Drastic increase in pollution is now a global phenomenon.
Assumptions:
I) All countries have realized it and are working towards controlling it.
II) Growing population, industries, highways, and constructions are beyond control.
Statement: Send employee XYZ for training in the UK to gain more insight into the project which he is handling at present.
Assumptions:
I) Some similar training programs are available in the employee's own country as well.
II) With the present skill sets, employee XYZ is incapable of handling the project.
Statement: Advertisement in the newspaper - Learn a foreign language course to get a high-paying job.
Assumptions:
I) All those who learn a foreign language get highly-paid jobs.
II) Only a foreign language can get someone a high-paying job.
Statement: The advisable age for a child to join a school is 5 years.
Assumptions:
I) At this age, the child is familiar with adaptability.
II) After this age, kids do not like to go to school.
III) Schools do not take admission of children who are more than 5 years old.