Question ID:PT83 S1 Q8 Passage:Lopez: Our university is not committed to liberal arts, as evidenced by its decision to close the classics department. The study of classical antiquity is crucial to the liberal arts, and it has been so since the Renaissance.Warrington: Although the study of classical works is essential to the liberal arts, a classics department isn't, since other departments often engage in that study. Stem:Warrington's argument proceeds by Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:offering additional reasons in favor of the conclusion of Lopez's argument Choice B:claiming that the reasoning in Lopez's argument rests on an illicit appeal to tradition Choice C:mounting a direct challenge to the conclusion of Lopez's argument Choice D:responding to a possible objection to the reasoning in Lopez's argument Choice E:presenting a consideration in order to undermine the reasoning in Lopez's argument