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Political scientist: Some analysts point to the government's acceptance of the recent protest rally as proof that the government supports freedom of popular expression. But the government supports no such thing. Supporting freedom of popular expression means accepting the expression of ideas that the government opposes as well as the expression of ideas that the government supports. The message of the protest rally was one that the government entirely supports.
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the political scientist's argument?
(A) The government helped to organize the recent protest rally.
(B) The message of the recent protest rally did not concern any function of the government.
(C) The government would not have accepted a protest rally whose message it opposed.
(D) There are groups that are inhibited from staging a protest rally out of a fear of government response.
(E) The government feared a backlash if it did not show acceptance of the recent protest rally.
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the political scientist's argument?
(A) The government helped to organize the recent protest rally.
(B) The message of the recent protest rally did not concern any function of the government.
(C) The government would not have accepted a protest rally whose message it opposed.
(D) There are groups that are inhibited from staging a protest rally out of a fear of government response.
(E) The government feared a backlash if it did not show acceptance of the recent protest rally.
06 May 2026, 05:20
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Political scientist: Some analysts point to the government's acceptance of the recent protest rally as proof that the government supports freedom of popular expression. But the government supports no such thing. Supporting freedom of popular expression means accepting the expression of ideas that the government opposes as well as the expression of ideas that the government supports. The message of the protest rally was one that the government entirely supports.
Conclusion:
the government supports no such thing (as freedom of popular expression)
Support:
Supporting freedom of popular expression means accepting the expression of ideas that the government opposes as well as the expression of ideas that the government supports.
and
The message of the protest rally was one that the government entirely supports.
We see that the reasoning of the argument is basically that, since the message of the rally that the government accepted was one that the government supports, it's clear that the government does not support freedom of popular expression.
What may jump out at us is that it's not completely logical to say that the government does not support freedom of expression just because the government did support a rally whose message the government supports. That reasoning does not include any evidence indicating that the government does not support expression of other types of messages.
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the political scientist's argument?
This is an Assumption question, and the correct answer will state something that must be true for the evidence to effectively support the conclusion.
(A) The government helped to organize the recent protest rally.
Regardless of whether the government helped to organize the rally, the fact that the government supports the rally's message could still be taken as indicating that the government doesn't really support freedom of expression.
Eliminate.
(B) The message of the recent protest rally did not concern any function of the government.
The conclusion is based on the fact that the government supports the rally's message.
So, the argument does not require the additional evidence that message of the recent rally did not concern any function of the government.
After all, even if the message did concern a function of the government, the government still supported the message, meaning that the government had no reason not to accept the rally.
So, the argument could work even if this choice is not true.
Eliminate.
(C) The government would not have accepted a protest rally whose message it opposed.
This choice is interesting.
As discussed above, the argument jumps from the fact that the government did accept a rally whose message it supports to the conclusion that the government does not support freedom of expression.
But how does the fact that the government did accept a rally mean that the government does not support freedom of expression? The truth is that it doesn't.
For the argument to work, it has to provide also evidence that the government does not accept expression it does not support.
So, for the argument to work, it must be true that the government would not have accepted a rally whose message it opposed.
Keep.
(D) There are groups that are inhibited from staging a protest rally out of a fear of government response.
The point of the argument is about only what the government does not support; its not that people fear the government.
Even if people do not fear the government's response, it could still make sense to conclude that the government does not "support" freedom of expression.
Simply put, not supporting freedom of expression and being feared, though related, are two different things.
Eliminate.
(E) The government feared a backlash if it did not show acceptance of the recent protest rally.
The conclusion is based on the fact that the government supports the rally's message.
So, the author clearly doesn't assume that the government feared a backlash. After all, it makes sense that the government would have accepted a rally whose message it supports regardless of whether it feared a backlash.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: C
Conclusion:
the government supports no such thing (as freedom of popular expression)
Support:
Supporting freedom of popular expression means accepting the expression of ideas that the government opposes as well as the expression of ideas that the government supports.
and
The message of the protest rally was one that the government entirely supports.
We see that the reasoning of the argument is basically that, since the message of the rally that the government accepted was one that the government supports, it's clear that the government does not support freedom of popular expression.
What may jump out at us is that it's not completely logical to say that the government does not support freedom of expression just because the government did support a rally whose message the government supports. That reasoning does not include any evidence indicating that the government does not support expression of other types of messages.
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the political scientist's argument?
This is an Assumption question, and the correct answer will state something that must be true for the evidence to effectively support the conclusion.
(A) The government helped to organize the recent protest rally.
Regardless of whether the government helped to organize the rally, the fact that the government supports the rally's message could still be taken as indicating that the government doesn't really support freedom of expression.
Eliminate.
(B) The message of the recent protest rally did not concern any function of the government.
The conclusion is based on the fact that the government supports the rally's message.
So, the argument does not require the additional evidence that message of the recent rally did not concern any function of the government.
After all, even if the message did concern a function of the government, the government still supported the message, meaning that the government had no reason not to accept the rally.
So, the argument could work even if this choice is not true.
Eliminate.
(C) The government would not have accepted a protest rally whose message it opposed.
This choice is interesting.
As discussed above, the argument jumps from the fact that the government did accept a rally whose message it supports to the conclusion that the government does not support freedom of expression.
But how does the fact that the government did accept a rally mean that the government does not support freedom of expression? The truth is that it doesn't.
For the argument to work, it has to provide also evidence that the government does not accept expression it does not support.
So, for the argument to work, it must be true that the government would not have accepted a rally whose message it opposed.
Keep.
(D) There are groups that are inhibited from staging a protest rally out of a fear of government response.
The point of the argument is about only what the government does not support; its not that people fear the government.
Even if people do not fear the government's response, it could still make sense to conclude that the government does not "support" freedom of expression.
Simply put, not supporting freedom of expression and being feared, though related, are two different things.
Eliminate.
(E) The government feared a backlash if it did not show acceptance of the recent protest rally.
The conclusion is based on the fact that the government supports the rally's message.
So, the author clearly doesn't assume that the government feared a backlash. After all, it makes sense that the government would have accepted a rally whose message it supports regardless of whether it feared a backlash.
Eliminate.
Correct answer: C
06 May 2026, 06:30
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Political scientist: Some analysts point to the government's acceptance of the recent protest rally as proof that the government supports freedom of popular expression. But the government supports no such thing. Supporting freedom of popular expression means accepting the expression of ideas that the government opposes as well as the expression of ideas that the government supports. The message of the protest rally was one that the government entirely supports.
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the political scientist's argument?
The political scientist argues that the government does not support freedom of popular expression because accepting a rally whose message the government supports is not enough. The missing assumption is that the government would not also accept expression that it opposes.
(A) The government helped to organize the recent protest rally.
Wrong. The argument is about whether the government accepts opposing expression, not whether it organized the rally.
(B) The message of the recent protest rally did not concern any function of the government.
Wrong. The topic of the rally is irrelevant. What matters is whether the government supported or opposed its message.
(C) The government would not have accepted a protest rally whose message it opposed.
Correct. If the government would accept protest rallies it opposed, then the political scientist could not conclude that the government does not support freedom of popular expression.
(D) There are groups that are inhibited from staging a protest rally out of a fear of government response.
Wrong. This would support the argument, but it is not required. The argument only needs the government to reject opposing expression.
(E) The government feared a backlash if it did not show acceptance of the recent protest rally.
Wrong. The government’s motive for accepting this rally is not necessary to the argument.
Answer: (C)
Which one of the following is an assumption that is required by the political scientist's argument?
The political scientist argues that the government does not support freedom of popular expression because accepting a rally whose message the government supports is not enough. The missing assumption is that the government would not also accept expression that it opposes.
(A) The government helped to organize the recent protest rally.
Wrong. The argument is about whether the government accepts opposing expression, not whether it organized the rally.
(B) The message of the recent protest rally did not concern any function of the government.
Wrong. The topic of the rally is irrelevant. What matters is whether the government supported or opposed its message.
(C) The government would not have accepted a protest rally whose message it opposed.
Correct. If the government would accept protest rallies it opposed, then the political scientist could not conclude that the government does not support freedom of popular expression.
(D) There are groups that are inhibited from staging a protest rally out of a fear of government response.
Wrong. This would support the argument, but it is not required. The argument only needs the government to reject opposing expression.
(E) The government feared a backlash if it did not show acceptance of the recent protest rally.
Wrong. The government’s motive for accepting this rally is not necessary to the argument.
Answer: (C)
