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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 four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the argument is 'strong' and which is 'weak'.

  1. Statements
    Should people with educational qualification higher than the optimum requirements be debarred from seeking jobs?
    Arguments
    I. No, it will further aggravate the problem of educated unemployment.
    II. Yes, it creates complexes among employees and affects the work adversely.
    III. No, this goes against the basic rights of the indiviuals.
    IV. Yes, this will increase productivity.
    1. I and III are strong
    2. All are strong
    3. II and IV are strong
    4. Only III is strong
    5. None of these
Correct Option: D

Only Argument III is strong because we can seek any job for which we qualify and stopping and individual from doing this will go against the basic rights of the individual.



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