Statement and Arguments - Cottage Industry
CMAT 2023 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Statement and Arguments
The following question consists of a statement followed by two arguments I and II. Choose the best option.
Statement: Should the cottage industry be shifted to urban cities from villages?
Argument I: No, the rural population will die of hunger. Argument II: Yes, rural people will be encouraged to adopt farming as their livelihood.
- A.
Argument I is strong
- B.
Argument II is strong
- C.
Argument I & II are invalid.
- D.
Only II is invalid
C
Explanation
Argument I is an extreme and unrealistic exaggeration (rural population dying of hunger). Argument II assumes that shifting cottage industries automatically forces adoption of farming, which is an oversimplification. Neither argument is logically strong.
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