Logical Reasoning - Statement and Argument - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Argument - Section 2 (Q.No. 7)
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.


7.

Statement: Should shifting agriculture be practised?

Arguments:

  1. No. It is a wasteful practice.
  2. Yes. Modern methods of farming are too expensive.
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, shifting agriculture is a practice in which a certain crop is grown on a land and when it becomes infertile it is left bare and another piece of land is chosen. Clearly, it is a wasteful practice. So, only argument I holds.
Discussion:
3 comments Page 1 of 1.

Siddharth chandel said:   7 years ago
Argument 1: Shifting cultivation is a wasteful practice. The statement in itself is vague and ill-defined. One cannot demarcate why it should not be practised & why it is wasteful.

On the contrary, it is practised heavily in several parts of India And let's gain the fertility of the soil naturally.

So Neither of the Argument strongly holds.
(2)

Ajay said:   1 decade ago
In mountain places it is not possible to cultivate in same field after using once.

Diya said:   1 decade ago
Why not the option (B) is strong ?

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