A State Legislator Opposed to the Development Plans of a Private

question 27

Multiple Choice

A state legislator opposed to the development plans of a private contractor in his district decides to write an editorial in the local newspaper claiming that the private contractor is a racist and guilty of sexually harassing his employees. There is no evidence in support of these claims, but the contractor begins to lose business due to the controversial nature of the allegations. Which type of speech does this editorial most closely resemble?

• A)political speech
• B)commercial speech
• C)slander
• D)libel

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