In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and "weak" arguments. "Strong" are those which are both important and directly related to the question. "Weak" arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may bot be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspects of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument:
Give answers:
(a)If only argument I is strong
(b)If only argument I is strong.
(c)If either argument I or argument II is strong.
(d) If neither argument I nor agrument II is strong.
(e) If both arguments I and II are strong.
Statement: Should the Government restrict use of electricity for each household depending upon the requirement?
Arguments:
I. Yes, this will help government tide over the problem of inadequate generation of electricity.
II. No, every citizen has right to consume electricity as per their requirement as they pay for using electricity.
III. No, the government does not have the machinery to put such a restriction on use of electricity.
(a)only I is strong
(b) Only II is strong
(c) Only I and II are strong
(d) Only II and III are strong
(e) All I, II and III are strong.

Options

A. Only I is strong
B. Only II is strong
C. Only I and II are strong
D. Only II and III are strong

Answer

A

Explanation

Argument I is strong as it deals with the problem of inadequate generation of electricity. Argument II is weak as it will increase the problem of inadequate generation of electricity. Argument III is also weak as it is not true.