Logical Reasoning - Statement and Argument - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Argument - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
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.


3.

Statement: Should India make efforts to harness solar energy to fulfil its energy requirements?

Arguments:

  1. Yes, Most of the energy sources used at present is exhaustible.
  2. No. Harnessing solar energy requires a lot of capital, which India lacks in.
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, harnessing solar energy will be helpful as it is an inexhaustible resource unlike other resources. So, argument I holds. But argument II is vague as solar energy is the cheapest form of energy.
Discussion:
22 comments Page 2 of 3.

Neela said:   1 decade ago
According to me both reasons are strong enough. We cannot assume that solar energy is a cheap source of energy since it is nowhere mentioned in the argument.

Kanu said:   1 decade ago
Both the statements are strong as Solar energy requires a huge capital to be harnessed though after it has been deployed it provides cheapest form of energy.

Daniel said:   1 decade ago
I agree with @Ketan. Both are strong. But the way it was answered shows that GK was involved. The statement mentions nothing about the cost of solar energy.

Ramesh said:   1 decade ago
Solar energy is not a cheapest form. The capital investment is huge ..... as solar cell cost is very high, it is not affordable

Ketan said:   1 decade ago
According to me both arguments should be strong. Not as a point of gk but yet we can't neglect any of one.

PUNITH said:   7 years ago
I think both options 1 &2 are strong.

That require huge capital to build solar cells initially.
(1)

Vetri venthan said:   5 years ago
Both 1 & 2 are correct in my point of view since huge capital amount initially required.
(1)

Vishnu said:   10 years ago
Both are strong, implementing a solar power plant needs huge amount of investment.

Aubrey said:   1 decade ago
To me both argument are strong solar energy need allot of capital to plant it.

Shubham said:   1 decade ago
Merely stating that India lacks capital isn't a strong argument.


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