In making decisions about important questions it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ arguments and ‘weak’ arguments ‘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 below is followed by three arguments numbered (A) (B) and (C) You have to decide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument
Statement:Should road repair work in big cities be carried out only late at night ?
Arguments:
(A)No this way the work will never get completed
(B)No there will be unnecessary use of electricity
(C)Yes the commuters will face lot of problems due to repair work during the day
If the repair work is carried out during the day, the commuters will face many difficulties.
Carrying the repair work at night is an apt solution.
Only statement C offers a strong argument.
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