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If the stamp is displayed, it will Displayed → Damaged be damaged.
The stamp should not be ~Displayed displayed
The argument assumes that if (Displayed → Damaged) → ~Displayed displaying an item in a museum would damage it, then it should not be displayed.
The reasoning above most closely conforms to which one of the following principles?
The public should judge the
How one should judge a museum is not relevant to the argument.
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Museum display cases should protect
This finds an alternative solution to the problem and might suggest that if the museum could acquire the display case that it should display the stamp.
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Red ink should not be
The argument is about whether to display the stamp, while this answer is about whether to use red ink on the production of items that might occur in the future.
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A museum piece that would
Why this is right
This bridges the gap (Display → Damage) → Display between display causing damage and the conclusion recommending that the piece not be displayed.
Skill tested: Principle-Conform · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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The primary purpose of a
This might suggest the museum should display the stamp.
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