Direction: In making decisions about important question, 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 three arguments numbered I and II and III. You have to decide which of the argument is 'strong' and which is 'weak'.
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Statement
Should the government impose restrictions as access to sensitive information to the journalists to avoid the media type?
Arguments
I. Yes, the media creates hype and published distorted information at times.
II. No, journalists should have an access to all the information as media is the best source to expose the malfunction sin the society.
III. Yes, at times is leads to harassment of those who are affected and alleged to be involved in the crisis.
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- All I, II and III are strong
- I and II are strong
- II and III are storng
- Only II is strong
- None is strong
Correct Option: A
Argument I is strong because at times media can be responsible for creating hype of a distorted information. Also , Journalists plays an important role in exposing the malfunctioning of the society, so Argument II is also strong. Argument III is strong because it some times leads to harassment of affected person. So, all three statement are strong.
