Direction: In making decision 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 minor importance 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 ?
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Statement
Should there be uniform for students in the colleges in India as in the schools ?
Arguments
I. Yes, this will improve the ambience of the colleges as all the students will be decently dressed.
II. No, college students should not be regimented and they should be left to choose their clothes for coming to college.
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- if only Argument I is strong
- if only Argument II is strong
- if either I nor II is strong
- if both I and II are strong
Correct Option: D
Argument I is strong as improved ambience is desirable. Argument II is strong because segmentation of adult is undesirable.
