Statement: Should street vendors be confined to designated zones within busy market areas? Arguments: I. Yes. Everything in a city ought to be planned. II. No. Fixed zones would take away vendors' ability to move to wherever the customers happen to be, which is what makes their trade viable at all. Which of the arguments is strong?

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Only argument II is strong. Argument II points to a specific and serious consequence for the people affected — loss of the mobility their livelihood depends on — so it is strong. Argument I is a sweeping slogan that offers no reason why this particular activity should be zoned, so it is weak.

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