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 not 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 II is strong.
(c)If either argument I or argument II is strong.
(d) If neither argument I nor argument II is strong.
(e) If both arguments I and II are strong.
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,closure of educational institution alone is not the solution for curbing spread of 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 lot of spare time at their disposal.
III. Yes, young person are more prone to get affected by the viral infection and hence they should remain in doors.
(a)None is strong
(b) Only I is strong
(c) Only III is strong
(d) only I and II are strong
(e) All I, II and III are strong

Options

A. None is strong
B. Only I is strong
C. Only III is strong
D. Only I and II are strong

Answer

C

Explanation

Argument I is weak as it merely tries to escape from the situation. Argument II is also weak as it is based on assumption. Argument III is strong because it is directly related to the statement .