Q176
ReasoningSyllogism & Logical Deduction
Should seniority be the only criterion for the promotion? Argument: 1. No: It would be an injustice to those juniors who are deserving and suitable for promotion than senior counterpart. 2. Yes: Otherwise senior employees may feel humiliated. 3. Yes: Senior employees are more experienced and must be rewarded for the same.
- a.Only '1' is strong.
- b.Only '1' and '2' are strong.
- c.Only '1' and '3' are strong.
- d.All arguments are strong.
Answer: (A) Only '1' is strong.
PSC's final key 'A' treats only argument 1 as strong: making seniority the only criterion would deny promotion to more deserving and suitable juniors, which bears directly on merit and efficiency. Argument 2 is weak because it appeals to feelings (humiliation) rather than to any principle; argument 3 is treated as weak because experience alone does not prove suitability, and 'must be rewarded' does not justify making seniority the sole criterion. In such questions a strong argument is directly related to the issue, factual and significant; a weak one is emotional, trivial or merely restates an opinion.