Question

0.7) the founder members of the European Union have comprehensive welfare
systems to ensure that their
citizens are cared for if they are unable to work.
There is no reason why the countries which have recently joined the European
Union should not provide similar welfare systems for their own citizens. Which of
the following, if true, would weaken the above argument?
A. The European Union does not specify how a member state should run its own
welfare system
© B. Some of the newer members of the European Union have large populations
° C Welfare systems encourage people to avoid getting a job
D. Some of the newer members of the European Union were previously communist
countries
E Some of the newer members of the European Union do not have such developed
economies as the founder members.​

Answer 1

The answer to the given question is written below.

• The first option which is 'A. The European Union does not specify how a member state should run its own welfare system' is incorrect as it could not weaken the above argument.
• The second option which is 'B. Some of the newer members of the European Union have large populations' is incorrect as it could not weaken the above argument.
• The third option which is 'C. Welfare systems encourage people to avoid getting a job' is correct as it could weaken the above argument.
• The fourth option which is 'D. Some of the newer members of the European Union were previously communist countries' is incorrect as it could not weaken the above argument.
• The fifth option which is 'E. Some of the newer members of the European Union do not have such developed economies as the founder members​' is incorrect as it could not weaken the above argument.