Consider the following passage Cable competes with broadcast

Consider the following passage. Cable competes with broadcast TV, satellite TV, and other media. As a medium of communication, it is protected by the First Amendment. Therefore, it should not be regulated.

1. Does the passage contain an argument? Yes or No

2.

The proposition: Cable competes with broadcast TV, satellite TV, and other media

A. is a premise.

B. is the conclusion.

C. is not part of an argument.

3. The proposition: As a medium of communication, it is protected by the First Amendment

A. is a premise.

B. is the conclusion.

C. is not part of an argument.

4.

The proposition: It should not be regulated

A. is a premise.

B. is the conclusion.

C. is not part of an argument.

Solution

1. Yes.

2. C

3. A

4. B

\"The Cable compets....and other media\" the specifications is referred in the anaphoric \"it\". Therefore the first part is not actual premises but the second part is and all these are included in the \"it\".