Question

Carefully read the Evaluation of Arguments" section of the instructions before answering questions

Is the Argument Strong or Weak?

Question: Should the United States Department of Defense keep the public informed of its anticipated scientific research programs by publicizing ahead of time the needs that would be served by each program?

Argument: No; some become critical of the government when widely publicized projects turn out unsuccessfully.


Question: Should the United States Department of Defense keep the public informed of its anticipated scientific research programs by publicizing ahead of time the needs that would be served by each program?

Argument: Yes; only a public so informed will support vital research and development activities with its tax dollars.

Question: Should the United States Department of Defense keep the public informed of its anticipated scientific research programs by publicizing ahead of time the needs that would be served by each program?

Argument: No; it is essential to keep certain military developments secret for national security and defense reasons.

Question: Do juries decide court cases fairly when one of the opposing parties is rich and the other is poor?

Argument: No; because rich people are more likely to settle their cases out of court.


Question: Do juries decide court cases fairly when one of the opposing parties is rich and the other is poor?

Argument: No; most jurors are more sympathetic to poor people than to the rich, and the jurors' sympathies affect their findings.

Answer 1

1. Argument: No; some become critical of the government when widely publicized projects turn out unsuccessfully.

this is a strong argument.

2.Argument: Yes; only a public so informed will support vital research and development activities with its tax dollars.

This is also a strong Argument.

3.Argument: No; it is essential to keep certain military developments secret for national security and defense reasons.

This is a strong argument.

4. Argument: No; because rich people are more likely to settle their cases out of court.

This is a weak argument

5.Argument: No; most jurors are more sympathetic to poor people than to the rich, and the jurors' sympathies affect their findings.

This is a weak argument.

Step-by-step explanation:

A strong argument is a non-deductive argument that succeeds in providing probable, but not conclusive, logical support for its conclusion.

A weak argument is a non-deductive argument that fails to provide probable support for its conclusion.