Politician: Suppose censorship is wrong

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope2% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that actors would subscribe to any tenet

   The argument neither assumes nor concludes that actors adhere to tenets of modern liberalism. That censorship is wrong is a tenet of modern liberalism, but the actors in the argument are not adhering to that tenet, but rather used as an example to challenge that tenet.

   2%
2. B

   Wrong Flaw1% picked this

   uses the term "liberal" in order to discredit opponents' point

   This describes an attack on the proponent of a claim without evidence to challenge their position, but in this argument evidence is offered to undermine the tenet often held by modern liberals that censorship is wrong.

   1%
3. C

   Contradiction4% picked this

   takes for granted that there is a moral obligation to practice

   The argument suggests that it would not be morally wrong for an actor to refuse a part.

   4%
4. D

   Wrong Flaw16% picked this

   draws a conclusion that is inconsistent with a premise

   The argument reasons by contrapositive, not be contradiction.

   16%
5. E

   Correct78% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that declining a film role constitutes censorship in

   Why this is right

   This connects an actor refusing a part with censorship thereby linking the counterexample to the argument’s main line of reasoning.

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

   78%