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.
Instructions : In each of the following a question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II.
You have to decide which argument is strong and which argument is weak.
Give answer a: if only argument I is strong.
Give answer b: if only argument II is strong.
Give answer c: if either argument I or II is strong.
Give answer d: if neither argument I nor II is strong.
Give answer e: if both the arguments I and II are strong.
Statement : Should the prestigious people be met with special treatment by law who have
committed crime unknowingly?
Arguments
I. Yes, because the prestigious people do not commit crime intentionally.
II. No, it is our policy that everybody is equal before the law.
The Constitution of India has laid down the doctrine of 'equality before the law'. So, argument II holds strong. Also, we cannot judge the intentions of a person behind committing a crime, So, argument I is vague.
Thus, only argument II is strong.
=> Ans - (B)
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