Direction: In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to distinguish between a 'strong'argument and a 'weak' argument. A ' strong' argument must be both important and directly related to the question. A 'weak' argument may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the argument is 'strong' and which is 'weak'.
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Statement
Should government service in rural areas atleast for two years after completion of graduation be made compulsory for the students of medicine.
Arguments
I. Yes, it is everyone's duty to serve the people in rural areas and contribute to their upliftment.
II. No, it cannot be applied only to the medicine students, since anyways they are contributing during their studies and particularly in the period of internship.
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- if only Argument I is strong
- if only Argument II is strong
- if either I or II is strong
- if neither I nor II is strong
- if both I and II are strong
Correct Option: D
Argument I is weak because it is not true. You cannot sweep 'everyone' with the same brush. Argument II is ambiguous. it first says, it cannot be applied only to the medicine students.' But remaining part of the argument has got nothing to do with this only.
