@cayley the flaw here is the equivocation taking place in the term "public interest".
First, the broadcaster states, "Our radio station has a responsibility to serve the public interest." In this context, "public interest" means the welfare or well-being of the general public.
The broadcaster then attempts to justify the intrusion into the private life of celebrities by stating, "the overwhelming public interest in these matters makes it our responsibility to publicize them." Used in this context, "public interest" of interest to the public.
(E) points out this flaw, i.e. "improperly exploiting an ambiguity in the phrase 'public interest', so (E) would be the correct answer.
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daceJune 5, 2019
Can you please make sure that all of the answers are complete? As an example, I was confused by (C) since it is not a complete answer. Can someone confirm they have revised?
RaviJune 7, 2019
@dace,
I'm not quite following what you mean when you wrote that (C) isn't complete. Could you clarify?
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UMAR-JAMILSeptember 27, 2020
I understand why E is the answer but it also looks like B can also fit. the fact that the broadcaster deliberately avoids the critics critique. The critic says that the broadcasters action was excessively intrusive and the broadcaster plainly ignores that rebuke and instead replies with public interest argument. That response can be either a red herring or missing the point fallacy. He ignores what the critic questions him on (intrusion in private lives) and instead the broadcaster replies with a whole different issue about the public's interest in it.
