Whichof these is not a good argument in favour of democracy? Why?
(a) Peoplefeel free and equal in a democracy
(b) Democraciesresolve conflict in a better way than others
(c) Democraticgovernment is more accountable to the people
(d) Democraciesare more prosperous than others

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The argument ‘d’, which states that “Democracies are more prosperous than others”, is not a good argument in favour of democracy. This is because some democracies like India are still developing economically, while monarchies like the states of UAE are economically strong.

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