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Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments.* 'Strong' Arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. * 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument?




  • Statement:

  • Should the Government order closure of all educational institutions for a month to avoid fast spreading of the contagious viral infection?



  • Arguments:

  • I. No, the closure of educational institutions alone is not the solution for curbing the spread of the viral infection.

  • II. No, students will visit crowded places like malls, markets, playgrounds etc in more numbers and spread the disease, as they will have a lot of spare time at their disposal.

  • III. Yes, young persons are more prone to get affected by the viral infection and hence, they should remain indoors.

Options:
A .  None is strong
B .  Only I is strong
C .  only III is strong
D .  I and II are strong
E .  All are strong
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
Argument I is weak as it merely tries to evade the issue.
Argument II may turn out to be true but it is based on a negative mindset, maybe it's mere of an assumption. Hence, II is weak.
Argument III gets into the reason and is therefore strong.

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