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Complete Question Explanation

Flaw in the Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (E)

In this stimulus, the politician makes the following questionable argument:
  • Premise: ..... censorship is morally wrong.

    Conclusion: ..... refusing a part is morally wrong.
The leap in the politician’s argument is fairly clear: the politician apparently assumes that for an actor, refusing a part is equivalent to censorship. This link is not justified by the politician’s logic—this is the flaw.

Answer choice (A): There is no such presumption—the author discusses an idea ascribed to modern liberals, but does not make the claim that actors are liberals.

Answer choice (B): The politician does not use the term “liberal” in order to discredit the idea, so this answer choice is incorrect.

Answer choice (C): The politician’s argument does not require that one’s profession holds any moral obligation, so this cannot be the flaw in the reasoning.

Answer choice (D): This answer choice describes the flaw of internal contradiction, and there is no such flaw in the politician’s argument—just an unjustified leap in logic.

Answer choice (E): This is the correct answer choice, and the one which best reflects our prephrase above: the politician makes the unwarranted assumption that refusing a role is the same as censorship.

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