Judge: The defendant admits

Answer choices

1. A

   Weakens5% picked this

   Local codes and national codes must not overlap with

   This weakens the argument by making the defendant’s excuse more plausible. If local and national codes do not overlap it makes it less likely that the national codes would apply regardless of the area.

   5%
2. B

   Weakens14% picked this

   Local codes may be less strict, but not more strict, than

   This makes it so that any behavior required by local codes is required by national codes and makes it less likely that national codes would apply.

   14%
3. C

   Correct61% picked this

   Any behavior required by national codes is also required by

   Why this is right

   This would ensure that regardless of whether the local or national codes applied in the area in which the defendant was building, the national codes would apply.

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

   61%
4. D

   Out of Scope11% picked this

   Ignorance of the difference between two codes is not an adequate

   The defendant did not claim ignorance of the difference between local and national codes, but rather ignorance of which applied in the area in which he was building.

   11%
5. E

   Weakens9% picked this

   A behavior that is in compliance with one law is not necessarily in

   This weakens the argument by making the defendant’s excuse more plausible. If local and national codes do not overlap it makes it less likely that the national codes would apply regardless of the area.

   9%