Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: The author believes that because free speech is good for people and the country, the government is required to support it.
Conclusion: Governments have a moral or political obligation to protect and encourage free speech.
Reasoning: Free speech is beneficial to the health of a nation and serves the best interests of its citizens.
Analysis: The argument suffers from a classic 'is-ought' gap; just because something is beneficial (it 'is' good) doesn't automatically mean a government 'ought' to do it. To make this conclusion follow logically, we need a bridge that turns a benefit into a requirement. We should look for an assumption that explicitly states: if an activity is in the best interest of the people, then the government is obligated to protect it. This would provide the necessary link to guarantee the conclusion.
Conclusion: Governments have a moral or political obligation to protect and encourage free speech.
Reasoning: Free speech is beneficial to the health of a nation and serves the best interests of its citizens.
Analysis: The argument suffers from a classic 'is-ought' gap; just because something is beneficial (it 'is' good) doesn't automatically mean a government 'ought' to do it. To make this conclusion follow logically, we need a bridge that turns a benefit into a requirement. We should look for an assumption that explicitly states: if an activity is in the best interest of the people, then the government is obligated to protect it. This would provide the necessary link to guarantee the conclusion.
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Unlock Full Passage1.The main conclusion above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
A
A directly supplies the missing bridge: if an activity is in the people’s best interest, the government ought to protect and encourage it. Combined with the premise that free speech is in the people’s best interest, the conclusion follows.
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