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Statement: Should corporal punishment be banned in schools? Arguments: I. Yes, if a student fails to perform well it should be released that it is due to the teacher's fault. Inculcation of value of ethics should be preferred to corporal punishment. II. No an adamant child can't be forced to study unless he/she is treated with corporal punishment.

if only argument I is strong
if only argument II is strong
if either I or II is strong
if neither I nor II is strong

Correct Answer: if neither I nor II is strong

Explanation:

I does not tell about the bad aspect of the corporal punishment and why banning is necessary. Hence I is not strong. II is also not strong because the argument is obsessed with an inappropriate assumption that scare of corporal punishment leads a child to studies.

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