In making decision about important questions, it is desirable to able to distinguish between ‘’strong’’ arguments and ‘’weak’’ arguments. ‘’Strong’’ arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. ‘’Weak’’ arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.
Each question below in followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is a ‘’strong’’ argument and which one is ‘‘weak’’ argument.
Should the examination bodies for all university examinations permit the use of calculators ?
Argument I. No, it is necessary for the students to know the methods of manual calculation to make their concepts clear.
II. Yes, manual calculations are no more required with extensive use to computers in all field.
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