Evidence Relationship: Supports
Vote on whether "John Locke's consent theory establishes that legitimate government requires citizens to agree based on genuine understanding of their choices." is good evidence that supports the claim "Democratic legitimacy requires informed consent, which deepfakes undermine by creating false representations of candidate positions."
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Evidence Claim
John Locke's consent theory establishes that legitimate government requires citizens to agree based on genuine understanding of their choices.
Deepfakes violate this foundational democratic principle by manufacturing fraudulent consent through deception about candidate identities and positions.
Main Claim
Democratic legitimacy requires informed consent, which deepfakes undermine by creating false representations of candidate positions.
This normative principle establishes that voter autonomy depends on authentic information about candidates, making deepfake prohibition essential to democratic theory.
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