Question 1

One suggestion that Lukianoff and Haidt make to challenge vindictive protectiveness is

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A)   have colleges and universities officially and strongly discourage trigger warnings.
B)   to defund the Department of Education.
C)   to promote greater understanding of historical and contemporary oppression.
D)   none of the above.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Mill defends which of the following liberty-limiting principles?

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A)   the harm principle
B)   the offense principle
C)   the principle of legal paternalism
D)   the principle of legal moralismE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following objections to adopting speech codes does Altman discuss?

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A)   Speech codes encourage bigotry.
B)   Speech codes treat hate speakers with less than equal consideration.
C)   Speech codes result in causal harms.
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Richardson-Self argues that we do not have a need for a separate analysis of hate speech against
women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Marginalization is not a form of oppression on Richardson-Self's view.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Kate Manne, misogyny involves

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A)   the patriarchy-reinforcing naturalization of sex differences.
B)   coercive mechanisms to enforce patriarchy.
C)   an attack on all women as a group.
D)   no significant difference with sexism.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Trigger warnings, on Lukianoff and Haidt's view, only reinforce fear. Instead, we could think about how _________ therapy

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The answer of Trigger warnings, on Lukianoff and Haidt's view,...

Question 8

According to Kate Manne, sexism involves

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A)   the patriarchy-reinforcing naturalization of sex differences.
B)   the belief that men and women are different.
C)   coercive mechanisms to enforce patriarchy.
D)   violent oppression.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

According to Lukianoff and Haidt, the recent trend to uncover microaggressions encourages

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A)   students to confabulate reasons.
B)   the pursuit of justice by marking out racism, sexism, and classism.
C)   labeling, by assigning global negative traits to persons.
D)   universities to bear overly burdensome legal obligations.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

According to Altman, the university's role as a "testing ground for claims to knowledge" makes it difficult for advocates of speech codes to justify those codes solely by appeal to the harmful causal consequences of hate speech.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Lukianoff and Haidt, institutionalizing vindictive protectiveness will

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A)   encourage students to think pathologically.
B)   ill-prepare them for the workforce.
C)   harm their ability to learn.
D)   all of the above.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

According to Altman, it's easy to justify speech codes solely on the basis of the harmful causal effects of hate speech.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Altman thinks that the only form of harm done by the flying of the Confederate flag over Alabama's capitol was causal harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_________ is a means of combating the harms of hate speech, which consists in speaking out against the bigoted attitudes of hate speakers.

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The answer of _________ is a means of combating the...

Question 15

Altman believes that the function of the university would not be seriously compromised by the prohibition of works that convey bigoted ideas and views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some forms of misogynist speech only target a subset of women. Richardson-Self argues that we should

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A)   deny that subsets of women can be the targets of hate speech.
B)   say that this speech is merely sexist speech.
C)   consider such speech hate speech.
D)   understand misogynistic speech as akin to other forms of oppressive speech against racial minorities.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Hate speech, according to Richardson-Self involves

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A)   only violence
B)   violence and oppression in the form of subordination, exploitation, and cultural imperialism.
C)   only forms of oppression like subordination, exploitation, and cultural imperialism.
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Altman believes that there are significant difficulties associated with defending a pro-censorship position based solely on claims of which of the following kinds of harm?

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A)   expressive harm
B)   causal harm
C)   physical harm
D)   intentional harmE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Mill believes that errors and falsehoods spread by public debate and the expression of ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Altman, a viewpoint-biased speech restriction should be troubling to whom?

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A)   those who value a strong right to privacy
B)   those who value strong protections for freedom of speech
C)   those who don't value strong protection for freedom of speech
D)   those who value equal educational opportunityE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 4: Freedom of Speech

Which of the following objections to adopting speech codes does Altman discuss?

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Some forms of misogynist speech only target a subset of women. Richardson-Self argues that we should

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Mill defends which of the following liberty-limiting principles?

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According to Lukianoff and Haidt, institutionalizing vindictive protectiveness will

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Altman believes that the function of the university would not be seriously compromised by the prohibition of works that convey bigoted ideas and views.

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According to Altman, a viewpoint-biased speech restriction should be troubling to whom?

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Mill believes that errors and falsehoods spread by public debate and the expression of ideas.

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According to Altman, the university's role as a "testing ground for claims to knowledge" makes it difficult for advocates of speech codes to justify those codes solely by appeal to the harmful causal consequences of hate speech.

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Altman thinks that the only form of harm done by the flying of the Confederate flag over Alabama's capitol was causal harm.

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According to Altman, it's easy to justify speech codes solely on the basis of the harmful causal effects of hate speech.

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According to Kate Manne, sexism involves

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According to Kate Manne, misogyny involves

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Marginalization is not a form of oppression on Richardson-Self's view.

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Hate speech, according to Richardson-Self involves

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Altman believes that there are significant difficulties associated with defending a pro-censorship position based solely on claims of which of the following kinds of harm?

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According to Lukianoff and Haidt, the recent trend to uncover microaggressions encourages

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One suggestion that Lukianoff and Haidt make to challenge vindictive protectiveness is

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_________ is a means of combating the harms of hate speech, which consists in speaking out against the bigoted attitudes of hate speakers.

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Trigger warnings, on Lukianoff and Haidt's view, only reinforce fear. Instead, we could think about how _________ therapy

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Richardson-Self argues that we do not have a need for a separate analysis of hate speech against women.

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