General Studies · Critical Reasoning
Statement: Adults should be careful about consuming alcohol in front of children. Children have an impressionable mind and will grow up thinking that consuming alcohol is healthy. Alcohol has known negative health effects, and to protect the health and wellbeing of children, adults drinking in front of children should be penalized. Which of the following assumptions, if true, weakens the argument for penalizing adults?
- 1The act of adults drinking in front of children may be wrong, but they cannot be legally penalized as this will infringe on their personal freedom.✓
- 2Adults and parents should be educated about their duties rather than being unsupervised.
- 3It is not practical to stop adults from drinking in front of children as parents would have to go outside the house to drink.
- 4Alcohol consumption is harmful, but you cannot stop adults from drinking.
Correct answer
The act of adults drinking in front of children may be wrong, but they cannot be legally penalized as this will infringe on their personal freedom.
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