In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ arguments and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments are those, which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those, which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The questions below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments a ‘strong’ argument is and which a ‘weak’ argument is. Statement: Should official age of consuming alcohol be increased from 18 to 21? Arguments: I. Yes. This will promote responsible drinking. II. No. Official age of drinking should be further decreased to 16.  

In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between ‘strong’ arguments and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ arguments are those, which are both important and directly related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those, which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. The questions below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments a ‘strong’ argument is and which a ‘weak’ argument is. Statement: Should official age of consuming alcohol be increased from 18 to 21? Arguments: I. Yes. This will promote responsible drinking. II. No. Official age of drinking should be further decreased to 16.   Correct Answer <p>Only argument I is strong</p> <p> </p>

Argument I is a good argument because one must be at a responsible age to drink. People at the age of 18 are more reckless than responsible. People who are 21 are more mature than 18 years old. Argument II is a weak argument as people are not responsible enough at the age of 16 to consume alcohol.

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