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In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to distinguish between a‘strong' argument and a 'weak' argument. A strong' argument must be both important and directly related to the question. A‘weak’ argument may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is'strong' and which is 'weak
Statement
Should all the factories in the cities be shifted to the outskirts, far away from the main city?
Arguments
I. Yes, this is an essential Step for controlling pollution in the city.
II. No, such a Step will lead to lot of inconvenience to the employees of the factories and their families as well.

A

if only argument I is strong.

B

if only argument II is strong.

C

if either argument I or II is strong.

D

if neither argument I nor II is strong.

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The correct Answer is:
A

Argument I is strong because it is desirable Argument II is weak because it is vague.
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