Which of the following views if true would weaken the argument of the above passage ........

Logial Reasoning (CLAT) Statement - Arguments

Poverty is … more restrictive and limiting than anything else. It poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals, ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim continuously at the eradication of poverty and its companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also’.

Which of the following views, if true, would weaken the argument of the above passage?

Political democracy is inseparable from economic democracy.

Poverty does not in fact restrict freedom.

Democracy flourishes most in poor societies.

Economic democracy is a necessary condition for the elimination of unemployment.

Explanation:

Since it contradicts the main premiss “If poverty continues...democracy ceases to be a liberating force”. (1) can be eliminated because the part of the argument it pertains to, is only a paraphrasing of the main argument itself (“in other words...) and also because the “inseparability” of PD & ED does not necessarily mean that they DO co-exist; it could also be meant that they OUGHT TO co-exist; i.e.meantDe Jure,i.e. as a conceptually desirable thing (thereby strengthening the argument) rather than asDe factoi.e. factualand actual and already the case.