The word

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   Making use of a loophole never constitutes wrongdoing

   The language of this principle doesn't involve anything like "shouldn't use this word". We need a principle that applies to news reporters and talks them out of using this word.

   1%
2. B

   Unrelated to Goal3% picked this

   Editorials should meet the same journalistic standards as

   We want a principle that applies to news reporters writing news stories and allows us to say "should not" use 'loophole'. This is a principle that applies to editorials and allows us to say "what journalistic standards editorials should meet".

   3%
3. C

   Correct93% picked this

   News stories need to give evidence to back up any suggestions

   Why this is right

   We want a principle that applies to news reporters writing news stories and allows us to say "should not" use 'loophole'. This is a principle that is defining what news stories "need to give in order to do Y", so it relates to the language of the conclusion. In other words, we could use this principle to say to a news reporter, "Hey, you shouldn't do that --- you need to do X if you're going to do that". And since we're trying to tell reporters that they shouldn't use the term 'loophole', let's ask ourselves if that word qualifies for this rule. Is 'loophole' a suggestion of misconduct? Yes, we were told "it implies wrongdoing and scandal", both of which are synonyms for misconduct. So this answer says, "News stories need to give evidence to back up the term 'loophole'." Is that helping get us closer to saying the conclusion, "If a news reporter hasn't provided evidence of wrongdoing, then they shouldn't use the term 'loophole'?" Sure! Correct answers on Principle-Strengthen don't need to use all the ideas presented in the Evidence, so the fact that this doesn't use the buzzphrase "reads like an editorial" is not a problem with the answer. We just test whether the answer has any strengthening utility to it. And this answer sounds like a principle that reinforces the author's argument that, "Since 'loophole' implies wrongdoing, (and since news stories need to give evidence to back up suggestions of wrongdoing), news reporters shouldn't use 'loophole' unless they're providing evidence to back it up."

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

   93%
4. D

   Unrelated to Goal1% picked this

   Editorial writers should be free to use loaded

   We want a principle that applies to news reporters writing news stories and allows us to say should not use 'loophole'. This is a principle that applies to editorial writing and allows us to say "they should be free to use the term 'loophole'."

   1%
5. E

   Out of Scope: public interest2% picked this

   News reporters should not report on wrongdoing and scandal that is not a matter

   This answer has the most alluring beginning, because "news reporters should not" is how our Conclusion starts. But this is a principle about what subjects to report on, not about what word choice to use or what allegations need to be supported by evidence. This rule is saying, if a certain scandal then a news or act of wrongdoing → reporter should isn't a matter of not report on it. public interest We're trying to use a rule in connection with the term 'loophole'. Does using the term 'loophole' mean that you're talking about "a scandal/wrongdoing that isn't a matter of public interest"? No, it was never defined in that weird way, so this rule can't be applied to that term.

   2%