Logical Reasoning - Statement and Argument - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Argument - Section 1 (Q.No. 29)
Directions to Solve

Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by two arguments numbered I and II. 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 argument II is strong
  • (C) If either I or II is strong
  • (D) If neither I nor II is strong and
  • (E) If both I and II are strong.


29.

Statement: Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?

Arguments:

  1. Yes. Trappers are making a lot of money;
  2. No. Bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.
Only argument I is strong
Only argument II is strong
Either I or II is strong
Neither I nor II is strong
Both I and II are strong
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Clearly, ban is necessary to protect our natural environment. So, none of the arguments is strong enough.
Discussion:
3 comments Page 1 of 1.

Zoni said:   3 years ago
I am not understanding this. Please explain me.

Dave said:   10 years ago
Firstly the statement isn't a statement at all; it's a question.

If pretending it is a statement, then the explanation cannot be deduced from it. There could be pestilent numbers of wild animals that are destroying the natural environment, for example.

Argument I is not strong because the earnings of the trappers are at best immaterial, or possibly a good if the trapping of wild animals is a good.

Argument II is strong because it is a statement that hunting and trapping are not effective appropriate a ban is innately wasteful.

Protecting the natural environment might be a very good thing to do. But in this context it's a rubbish example for a reasoning question.

Arthur said:   1 decade ago
A ban may not be necessary if there is an explosion in an animals population.

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