Statement: To improve the employment rate, the government should provide vocational training to the youth.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the argument?

This statement directly weakens the argument because it challenges the assumption that providing vocational training will actually improve employment rates. If many individuals who already possess such training remain jobless, it suggests that vocational training alone does not necessarily lead to employment opportunities. The problem, therefore, may lie not in the lack of skills but in the availability of suitable jobs or market demand. The correct answer should therefore be option (a)

The other options may pose difficulties or practical challenges, but they do not directly undermine the effectiveness of vocational training in improving employment, which is the central claim of the statement.  Option (b) only questions cost, not effectiveness; option (c) suggests preference for degrees but doesn’t prove training fails as some sectors still rely on skills; option (d) shows a lack of interest, not ineffectiveness, and the logic that training improves employability still stands.\