Politician: Increasingly, citizens attempting to travel internationally are turned away at borders, due to what are deemed suspicious travel documents. Some observers suggest that if any citizens of our country are denied entry at a border, we should retaliate by refusing to allow entrance at our borders to nationals of the denying country. However, if every country instituted this policy, soon international travel would be a thing of the past.
Which of the following assumptions is necessary to the politician’s argument?
A. There are no countries that currently retaliate against other countries that deny travelers entrance at their borders.
B. Retaliation against other countries with stringent border checks is never justified.
C. The border crossing difficulties of individual civilians are not appropriate subject matter for political action.
D. Every country will eventually deny entrance to at least one citizen of every other country.
E. Terrorism has increased the stringency of border-crossing regulations.
Please support your answers with clear reasoning.
Which of the following assumptions is necessary to the politician’s argument?
A. There are no countries that currently retaliate against other countries that deny travelers entrance at their borders.
B. Retaliation against other countries with stringent border checks is never justified.
C. The border crossing difficulties of individual civilians are not appropriate subject matter for political action.
D. Every country will eventually deny entrance to at least one citizen of every other country.
E. Terrorism has increased the stringency of border-crossing regulations.
Please support your answers with clear reasoning.
