Arguments evaluation (ban on fashionable dresses): Should fashionable clothing be banned? Consider—(I) Yes: fashions change frequently, increasing cloth consumption; (II) No: fashionable clothes are a form of self-expression and thus a fundamental right—assessing environmental/cost claims vs. individual liberty.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Argument
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
-
AOnly argument I is strong
-
BOnly argument II is strong
-
CEither I or II is strong
-
DNeither I nor II is strong
-
EBoth I and II are strong
Answer
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation
Given data
- Proposal: Blanket ban on fashionable dress.
- Argument I: Points to increased cloth consumption as a reason for prohibition.
- Argument II: Frames fashion as personal expression tied to liberty.
Concept/ApproachBans require compelling harm and necessity; consumption variability alone does not justify prohibition. Liberty-based arguments are stronger absent concrete harm.
Step-by-step evaluationStep 1: I lacks a direct, severe harm nexus; weak.Step 2: II asserts a core freedom (self-expression) conflicting with an overbroad ban; comparatively strong.
Verification/AlternativeReasonable regulation (decency, uniforms) can coexist with fashion; total bans are disproportionate.
Common pitfalls
- Using resource-use fluctuations to justify sweeping prohibitions.
Final AnswerOnly argument II is strong.