Which type of argument best describes the following? Some prominent jurists have argued that the Constitution should be suspended during wartime because this prevents allowing the government to bend the Constitution to a particular situation, which would in the end be more apt to undermine our civil liberties. Others have argued that a better way to preserve civil liberties is to make sure that
the Constitution stays in force in times of war and peace, but with emergency exceptions made in deference to the executive branch in times of war, because this prevents executive privilege from getting out of hand.
a. analogy
b. pro and con argument
c. inductive generalization
d. statistical syllogism
b
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