Professor: Support A person who can select a beverage from among 50 varieties of cola is less free than one who has only these 5 choices: wine, coffee, apple juice, milk, and water. ██ ██ ██████ █████ ████ ██████████ ███████ ██████ ██ ████████ ██████ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ████████████ ██████████ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ███████████ █████ ███ ████████████ ██ ████ █ ████████ ███████
The professor concludes that freedom cannot only be measured by the number of options available to someone, and that the variety available in those options is also a relevant part of freedom. This is based on an example about beverages: someone with many beverage options all of a similar kind is less free than someone with fewer beverage options of more various kinds.
The professor draws a conclusion about a general principle using a specific example. The professor uses one hypothetical case where someone has multiple choices—in this case, of beverages—to show that freedom depends on not just the number of choices, but also on the meaningful differences between those choices.
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