Logical Reasoning - Statement and Argument - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Statement and Argument - Section 3 (Q.No. 40)
Directions to Solve
Each question given below consists of a statement, followed by three or four arguments numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' arguments) and which is/are 'weak' arguments) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question.
40.
Statement: Should there be a total ban on tobacco products and smoking in India?
Arguments:
- Yes. It is wrong to smoke away millions of money.
- No. It will throw thousands of workers in the tobacco industry out of employment.
- No. The government will lose huge amount of money as it will not earn by way of taxes on these products.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Clearly, smoking needs to be abolished because it is injurious to health and not only to save money. So, argument I is vague. Banning a product would surely render jobless the large number of workers involved in manufacturing it. So, argument II holds strong. Also, tobacco products are a source of big revenue for the government. So, argument III also holds.
Discussion:
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Logico said:
9 years ago
You start off saying that A is weak because more than monetary loss is at stake (namely health). Then you reduce the argument to nothing but a monetary loss with options B and C, completely disregarding the *insane* amounts of death and disability caused by smoking. Which, ironically, also causes MORE monetary loss than is made by taxation and creates MORE unemployment.
The only correct answer is A: none are strong.
The only correct answer is A: none are strong.
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