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Structure: Counter-Argument
The civil libertarian argues that, since prohibiting any nonviolent means of expression will "poison" a society's intellectual atmosphere, anyone advocating censorship of all potentially offensive art is advocating something harmful to society.
The censorship advocate rejects the civil libertarian's argument on the basis that "many people" agree about what counts as "potentially offensive art."
Analysis: Flawed Response
The censorship advocate claims the civil libertarian is wrong: i.e., those advocating censorship of all potentially offensive art are not pursuing a course harmful to society. But the censorship advocate doesn't actually respond to the premise the civil libertarian provides, namely, that categorically prohibiting any nonviolent means of expression inevitably poisons a society's intellectual atmosphere. If this is true, then it doesn't matter whether or not many people agree about what counts as offensive art. So the censorship advocate's failure to respond to the reason given by the civil libertarian is a major flaw in his response.
11.
The censorship advocate’s rebuttal is ██████ ███████ ██
a
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Incorrect. Neither argument mentions a "specific case."
b
extracts an erroneous █████████ ████ █ ████████ ████ ██████
Incorrect. If you picked (B), maybe you thought the "commonly held belief" was the definition of "potentially offensive art" that "many people" apparently agree on. But even if this counts as a "commonly held belief," the censorship advocate doesn't extract a general "principle" from this belief.
c
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Incorrect. The censorship advocate never attacks the civil libertarian's character.
d
relies on an ██████████ ██████ ███ █████████ ███ █████ ███████████████ ████████
Correct. The fact that many people agree about what counts as potentially offensive art doesn't actually provide a response to the civil libertarian's argument
e
uses hyperbolic, inflammatory ████████ ████ ████████ ███ █████ ██ ████
Incorrect. There's no "hyperbolic" or "inflammatory" language here.