Logical Reasoning - Statement and Assumption - Discussion

There are two scenarios to the above question:

1) After Reading the Board, all the walkin salesman will be stay away.

2) Society Guard will be able to send back the walkin salesman who in any case try to get into the society.

But what about those salesman who have come with an appointment. The sentence no where mentions in particular the kind of salesman.

I think being a salesman, the person will not stay away from the society definitely he will try to enter. So the watchman should send him away. Please clarify!

"Security guard" is not mentioned in the statement. If there is a security guard in the gate then why should one put up a notice on the gate? A is the right answer.

I thought by attending this test I will increase my logical reasoning, but its making me down.

D is the correct answer. Security guard posted at the gate to stop those sales man, might me he has the list whom to send inside and whom to stop. Assumptions are made based on Indian thoughts for most of the q.

Correct answer is B, as assumption I cannot be an implicit assumption because:

- The notice might not be noticed by all the sales persons (involuntarily).

- Some sales persons may be visually impaired.

- "Those sales persons" in the statement suggest that some sales persons only are not allowed inside the society, not all etc.

PS: For those who do not understand why the 'security guard' assumption is implicit: The security guard doesn't have to be mentioned in the statement, but if we assume there is a security guard posted at the gate, based on the notice, the security guard can stop the sales persons entering the society.

I agree with Richa (Sun, Dec 23, 2012 09:47:53 AM). The word "Those" in the question implies that it is applicable for some Sales person.

There is no mention of a security guard in a question then how can we assume the security guard will be there to stop them?

Some salesmen are an asshole and they would try to enter in spite of notice.

Overall scenario depends on individual thinking and how can we device who is right and who is wrong!

If we assume sales would stay away from the building, why they need the notice, I is not correct assumption; II is valid only if 'security guard' is replaced with notice'. So it must be D.

Why would they need a sign or notice if the salespeople stayed away?

I Agree with @Richa.

The word "those" implies specific people only and therefore assuming "all salespersons" will stay away is not correct.