What Is the Major Flaw in the Following Outline? Select

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the major flaw in the following outline? Select all that apply.
Thesis statement: Police should not release images of arrested crime suspects to the media.

A. Introduction

1. Ways police allow the media to obtain images of crime suspects
2. Consequences of media presentation of images of crime suspects
3. Roadmap of the rest of the paper

II. Alleged Benefits of Police Releasing Images of Crime Suspects to the Media
A. Keeps the public informed
B. Calms down an anxious public
C. Adheres to the First Amendment

III. First Reason: Implication of Guilt
A. Mug shots
B. Perp walks

IV. Second Reason: Imposition of Punishment
A. Humiliation
B. Reputational damage

V. Third Reason: Unfair in Administration
A. Discrimination
B. Profiling
E. Conclusion
A. Summary of main points
2. Alternative ways to inform the public

• A) lack of indentation
• B) improper/unclear use of Roman Numerals, capital letters, numbers, and so on
• C) lack of introduction
• D) lack of conclusion
• E) lack of thesis statement

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