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Read this statement and state which of the following arguments is/are stronger. Statement: The Central Government should abolish the death penalty in India. Conclusions: I. The removal of the death penalty forever will increase the courage of premeditated and heinous offenders to indulge in such crimes again and again. Therefore, instead of removing the death penalty completely, the use of it in selective and special circumstances is stronger. II. The death penalty itself is equivalent to the state taking life in itself, which is considered a heinous crime. Therefore it should be eliminated.

Read this statement and state which of the following arguments is/are stronger. Statement: The Central Government should abolish the death penalty in India. Conclusions: I. The removal of the death penalty forever will increase the courage of premeditated and heinous offenders to indulge in such crimes again and again. Therefore, instead of removing the death penalty completely, the use of it in selective and special circumstances is stronger. II. The death penalty itself is equivalent to the state taking life in itself, which is considered a heinous crime. Therefore it should be eliminated. Correct Answer Only argument I is strong.

Conclusions:

I Correct (As there must be stronger law for heinous offenders and it can be used in selective and special circumstances is stronger)

II. (incorrect, as death penalty is given by law and can’t be considered as crime).

Hence, Only argument I is strong.

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Directions : Following question consists of a statement followed by four arguments I, II, III and IV. You have to decide which of the arguments is a STRONG arguments and which is a WEAK Argument.

Statement : Should all those who are convicted for heinous crimes like murder or rape, beyond all reasonable doubts be given capital punishment or death penalty?

Arguments :
I. No. The death penalty should be given only in very rare and exceptional cases.
II. Yes. This is the only way to punish such people who take others' lives or indulge in inhuman activities.
III. Yes. Such severe punishments only will make people refrain from such heinous acts and the society will be safer.
IV. No. Those who are repentant for the crime they committed should be given a chance to improve and lead a normal life.
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Q: They feel that it is only fear of severe punishment that will deter the criminal and reduce the occurrence of heinous crimes.
R: The advocates and the abolitionists of capital punishment have their own arguments in support of their stand.
S: The most prominent argument put forth by the advocates of the death penalty is that of deterrence.
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