Politician: It is wrong for

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct56% picked this

   It is not right for the government to restrict the publication of literature that

   Why this is right

   Restricting the publishing of offensive literature wouldn't prevent harm, because something that is only offensive does not cause harm. And since publishing is a liberty, it would be wrong for the government to restrict harmless publishing.

   Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   56%
2. B

   Illegal Opposite24% picked this

   It is not wrong for the government to restrict individuals’ liberty when failing to do so would allow

   Our rule said, if restricting it wouldn't prevent harm, it would be wrong to restrict. This is saying, If allowing it would allow harm, it would not be wrong to restrict.

   24%
3. C

   Out of Scope: offensive government2% picked this

   It is offensive for the government to restrict the liberty of individuals to publish, but

   We don't have any rules that say when something is offensive. So we have no power to conclude that it was offensive for the government to do anything. We know that "if you offend, you haven't caused harm", so this answer is just trying to entice us into hearing that it starts with "offends" and ends with "not harmful". We also don't have any rules that say when something is harmful. We know that "to offend is not to cause harm". That's the limit of what we know about things being offensive.

   2%
4. D

   Out of Scope: wrong to publish8% picked this

   It is not wrong for individuals to publish literature that

   We only have a rule for whether it's wrong for the government to restrict liberties. We don't have any rules we can follow about whether it's wrong to publish something.

   8%
5. E

   Too Strong: serious10% picked this

   It is not right for the government to restrict the publication of literature that does

   This answer is saying "as long as there isn't serious harm, the government shouldn't restrict the literature." Our rule didn't go off a standard of serious harm, just harm. The rule says that it is not right for the government to restrict the liberty of publishing literature, except maybe in cases when restricting it would prevent harm. This rule would tolerate some cases where the government restricted publication, in order to avert moderate harm, but this answer choice would not tolerate that.

   10%