Question

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 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 is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Should the Govt. substantially increase the water tax to the farmers for the fields which are supplied with water for irrigation?
Arguments:
I. No, the farmers are even otherwise hard pressed to meet their expenditure for cultivating their lands.
II. Yes, the rich farmers make huge profits, as the water tax for irrigation is considerably lower.

• 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.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The correct answer is (A),if only argument I is strong.