Self-study
Politician: The legal right to free speech does not protect all speech. ███ ████████ ██ ██ ███████ ██ █████ ███████ ██ █ ███████ ████ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ██ ██ ████ █ █████████ █████ ███ ██████████ ███ ███ ███████████ ██ ███████████ █████ ████████ ██████████ ███ ███ ████████ ██ ██████████ ███████ ███ █████████ ███████ ███ ██████████████ ██████████ ███ ████ ████████ █████ ███ ███████████████ ██ █████ █████ ██ ██████ ██ ██████████ ██████ ████████ ████ ███ ████ █████████ ████ ████ ██████ ████ ███ ███ ██████ ██ ████ ████████ ██ ███████ █████
Summarize Argument
The author concludes that the criminalization of certain kinds of speech is justified, because they are likely to lead directly to serious harm.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is the author’s judgment about free speech restrictions: “The criminalization of these forms of speech is justified.”
3.
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This is a paraphrase of the conclusion. The author argues that it is legitimate (justified), to prohibit (criminalize) some forms of speech.
b
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“Only if” describes a necessary condition for restricting speech. The author never argued that anything was necessary for restricting speech.
c
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The author never argued that restricting speech usually leads to serious harm.
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The author never argued that any form of speech can lead to serious harm.
e
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The conclusion isn’t about what reasons for restricting speech are unjustified. Rather, the conclusion is that certain restrictions are justified.