Please explain

Started by Deidra-McCall · started 2019-05-20 17:57 · last activity 2019-05-25 19:25 · 1 reply

Why wouldn't Warrington's argument be perceived as a direct challenge to Lopez?

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  1. Victoria · 2019-05-25 19:25

    Hi @Deidra-McCall, A direct challenge to Lopez's argument would claim that the university is, in fact, committed to the liberal arts. Warrington makes no such claim. Rather, they suggest that having a classics department is not necessarily indicative of a commitment to the liberal arts because the study of classical works, which is essential to the liberal arts, is also undertaken by other departments. In this way, Warrington is presenting a consideration to undermine Lopez's reasoning that the closure of the classics department is evidence of the university's lack of commitment to the liberal arts, a strategy directly restated by answer choice E. Hope this is helpful! Please let us know if you have any further questions.

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