In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong arguments and weak arguments. Strong arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. Weak arguments are those which are of miner important and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a 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 a strong argument and which is a weak argument.
Statement: Should octroi be abolished
Arguments: I. Yes. It will eliminate an important source of corruption. II. No. It will adversely affect government revenues.

Options

A. if only argument I is strong
B. if only argument II is strong
C. if both I and II are strong
D. if neither I nor II is strong

Answer

B

Explanation

I. Weak: The relation between corruption and octroi (road tax on goods carrying vehicles) is not shown. The argument is not directly related to the statement, as it is not a generally accepted truth. Strong: It predicts an undesirable outcome in the future. We do not want that there should be a loss in government revenues.