Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Give answer:
(a) If the only argument I am strong
(b) If only argument II is strong
(c) If either I or II is strong
(d) If neither I nor II is strong and
(e) If both I and II are strong.
1. Statement: Should the health care service be nationalized? (d)
Arguments: I. Yes. It has been done elsewhere also.
II. No. The quality of health care service will deteriorate.
2. Statement: Should cottage industries be encouraged in rural areas? (b)
Arguments: I. Yes. Rural people are creative.
II. Yes. This would help to solve the problem of unemployment to some extent.
3.Statement: Should election expenses to Central and State Legislatures be met by the Government? (a)
Arguments: I. Yes. It will put an end to political corruption.
II. No. It is not good in any country.
4.Statement: Is ragging in colleges a good practice? (e)
Arguments: I. Yes. A sensible ragging helps the schoolboys to step into manhood and teaches them to take trifles in good humor.
II. No. The tortures inflicted in the name of ragging and the humiliation suffered by young boys and girls often go beyond limits.
5.Statement: Can pollution be controlled? (c)
Arguments: I. Yes. If everyone realizes the hazard it may create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution may be controlled.
II. No. The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever-growing population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.
