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I'm struggling to note why the E choice does not also fit the bill. Since it eliminates a potential threat to the argument - and it also would weaken the argument if it were true.
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To be sure: 14-2-8 is about American vs. Soviet academic freedom/method of reasoning question, correct?
(E) is incorrect because it is not descriptively accurate. The argument does not draw a different conclusion from the editorial, the argument merely asserts that the editorial should have done some more explaining.