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Directions: In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong 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. The question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments, strong argument is and which weak argument is.

Statement: Should there be students' union in college/university?

Arguments:

I. No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus.

II. Yes, it is very necessary as students are potential future political leaders.

  1. Only I is Strong
  2. Only II is Strong
  3. Neither I nor II is Strong
  4. Both I And II Are Strong

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Option 4 : Both I And II Are Strong
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I. No. This will create a political atmosphere in the campus:

It would create the same political atmosphere in the campus which can affect the studies of the students and can promote nuisance in the colleges.

II. Yes, it is very necessary as students are potential future political leaders:

To make the youth interested in politics, it is a good opportunity to make them aware of politics. 

Confusion PointsIn the questions of Statement and Argument, we just have to focus on whether the argument is strong or not. The argument being positive or negative doesn't matter in these questions, both the arguments can be of opposite views at the same time.

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