Directions:You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a weak argument.
Give answer (a) if only argument i is strong,(b) if only ii is strong, (c) if either i or ii is strong, (d) if neither i nor ii is strong, (e) if both i and ii are strong
statement 1. Is paying ransom or agreeing to the conditions of kidnappers of political figures, a proper course of action?
argument i. Yes, The victims must be saved at all.
argument ii. No, It encourages the kidnappers to continue their sinister activities
statement 2 : Can pollution be controlled?
argument i. Yes, If everyone realises the hazard it may create and co-operates to get rid of it, pollution may be controlled.
argument ii. No. The crowded highways,factories , industries and an ever growing population eager to acquire more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.
(These questions are from RS verbal reasoning book.I think for statement 1 both arguments are strong. so are for statement 2.
Are this kind of questions in Gate syllabus??)
