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 the number of holidays of government employees be reduced? Arguments : I. Yes. Our government employees are having the maximum number of holidays among the countries of the world. II. Yes. It is a sign of British legacy, why should we carry it further? III. Yes. It will speed up work and all the pending jobs can be completed well in time. IV. No. Employees must be given ample spare time to spend with their family.

The correct answer is: Only III is strong.

Argument I is not a strong argument because it does not provide any evidence to support the claim that reducing the number of holidays would speed up work. Argument II is not a strong argument because it is based on an appeal to tradition, which is not a valid form of argument. Argument III is a strong argument because it provides evidence to support the claim that reducing the number of holidays would speed up work. Argument IV is not a strong argument because it is based on an appeal to emotion, which is not a valid form of argument.

Here is a more detailed explanation of each argument:

Argument I: “Yes. Our government employees are having the maximum number of holidays among the countries of the world.”

This argument is not a strong argument because it does not provide any evidence to support the claim that reducing the number of holidays would speed up work. It simply states that government employees in our country have more holidays than government employees in other countries. This does not mean that reducing the number of holidays would necessarily speed up work.

Argument II: “Yes. It is a sign of British legacy, why should we carry it further?”

This argument is not a strong argument because it is based on an appeal to tradition, which is not a valid form of argument. Just because something is a tradition does not mean that it is good or should be continued.

Argument III: “Yes. It will speed up work and all the pending jobs can be completed well in time.”

This argument is a strong argument because it provides evidence to support the claim that reducing the number of holidays would speed up work. It states that if government employees had fewer holidays, they would be able to complete more work in a shorter amount of time.

Argument IV: “No. Employees must be given ample spare time to spend with their family.”

This argument is not a strong argument because it is based on an appeal to emotion, which is not a valid form of argument. Just because employees want to spend time with their families does not mean that they should be given more holidays.