Argument Structure Questions - - Question 3

A university should not be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty members. Universities, as guarantors of i...

anniecquinn March 24, 2023

Why is answer choice D wrong?

I chose answer choice D because I thought that "a university should not be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty members" was he main conclusion and "clearly, suppressing information concerning such discoveries is incompatible with the university's obligation to promote the free flow of ideas" was the subsidiary conclusion. I applied the "why test" and it makes sense: "why shouldn't universities be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty members? Because suppressing information concerning such discoveries is incompatible with the university's obligation to promote the free flow of ideas." I am not understanding why that is wrong. Can you explain this to me in more detail? Thank you!

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Emil-Kunkin March 27, 2023

Hi, I think you're right it is the conclusion. However, D doesn't tell us it's the conclusion, it tells us that it's nonessential info, which is about as far from a conclusion as we can get.