General Studies · Critical Reasoning
Read the following argument and select the statement that best points out the flaw in it: 'Many people think that welfare benefits create a culture of dependency and an unproductive workforce. Many people solely depend on welfare benefits without making any efforts to earn their living. A few years ago, the government introduced tough eligibility rules for getting welfare benefits, and the number of recipients has now fallen by 15%. The government should therefore tighten eligibility rules further to reduce the number of welfare beneficiaries.'
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- 1It assumes that a reduction in the number of beneficiaries is inherently desirable, without considering whether those who lost benefits no longer needed them.✓
- 2It implies that beneficiaries are entirely responsible for their economic situation.
- 3It fails to empathise with the personal adversities faced by the welfare beneficiaries.
- 4It gives the incorrect impression that all welfare benefits are completely unnecessary.
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It assumes that a reduction in the number of beneficiaries is inherently desirable, without considering whether those who lost benefits no longer needed them.
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