PT112.S4.Q1

PrepTest 112 - Section 4 - Question 1

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Conclusion A government ought to protect and encourage free speech, because Support free speech is an activity that is conducive to a healthy nation Support and thus is in the best interest of its people.

Summary

Governments should promote free speech. This is because free speech is in the best interest of a nation’s people.

Missing Connection

The conclusion is an “ought” statement about what government should do. But the support doesn’t say anything about what government should do, only what the effects of a policy are. Consequently, to guarantee his conclusion, the author must assume that, if a policy is in the best interest of the people, the government should promote it.

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A government ought ██ ███████ ███ █████████ ██ ████████ ████ ██ █████████ ██ ███ █████████ ██ ████ ███████████

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Universal human rights ████ ███ ██ ███ ████ ████████ ██ ███ ██████ █████ ██ ██ █████████ ███ ██████████ ██ █ ████████ ███████████

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