Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT115 S2 Q3 Explanation

Letter to the editor: Allowing

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Letter to the editor: Allowing everyone to voice personal views can have the effect of inhibiting some from voicing their concerns. Thus, really inhibits free speech.

What this question is testing

Paradox

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
3.

Which one of the following, if true, does most to justify the apparently

Answer choices

  1. Correct93% picked this

    When free speech is unrestricted, many people will be shocked by the power of the views of others and thereby become afraid

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap3% picked this

    When there is unrestricted free speech, there will be a greater number of diverse views expressed, but the views expressed will be

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Since unrestricted free speech can be offensive, free speech should be restricted when the pain that

  4. Trap1% picked this

    Claiming that unrestricted free speech inhibits free speech is like claiming that increasing someone’s salary

  5. Trap2% picked this

    When free speech is unrestricted, people offended by the views of others are likely to voice their disagreement, leading

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