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In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question. Each question below is followed by arguments numbered I, II, III, IV. Decide which of the arguments are 'strong' arguments and which are 'weak' arguments?

Statement: Should all the management institutes in the country be brought under government control?
Arguments:
I. No, the government does not have adequate resources to run such institutes effectively
II. No, each institute should be given freedom to function on its own.
III. Yes, this will enable to have standardized education for all the students.
IV. Yes, only then the quality of education would be improved.

A
None is strong.
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B
I, II and III are strong.
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C
I and II are strong.
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D
All are strong.
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E
Only III is strong.
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Solution

The correct option is A None is strong.
None of the arguments have strong reasons to support or to oppose the given statement.
So, none of the arguments is strong.

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