disputing certain factual claims made in the editorial drawing a conclusion from the editorial different from the conclusion drawn by the writer of the editorial pointing out an apparent inconsistency in the editorial refuting an assumption on which the argument of the editorial appears to have been based
Some years ago, an editorial defended United States government restrictions on academic freedom, arguing that scientists who receive public funding cannot rightly "detach themselves from the government' s policies on national security. "Yet the same editorial criticized the Soviet government for not allowing scientists to "detach themselves from politics. " If there is a significant difference between the principles involved in each case, the editorial should have explained what that difference is.
The author of the passage criticizes the editorial by