Logical Reasoning - Statement and Argument - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Statement and Argument - Section 2 (Q.No. 39)
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.
39.
Statement: Should those who receive dowry, despite the law prohibiting it, be punished?
Arguments:
- Yes. Those who violate the law must be punished.
- No. Dowry system is firmly rooted in the society since time immemorial.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Clearly, laws are made to ensure that no person pursues the practice. So, persons who violate the laws need to be punished. Thus, argument I holds. A wrong practice, no matter how firmly rooted, needs to be ended. So, argument II is vague.
Discussion:
1 comments Page 1 of 1.
Dave said:
10 years ago
The explanation is a moral statement, not a deduction. Is a law that nobody complies with actually a law? Universal disobedience renders rule of law null.
Dowry is an awful practice, but this is a logic test not a sermon.
Dowry is an awful practice, but this is a logic test not a sermon.
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