In order for speech to be considered obscene, and thus not protected by the First Amendment, it must be all of the following, except:

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The correct answer is A because the legal standard for obscenity, established by the U.S. Supreme Court, does not specifically require that speech arouse erotic sexual interest to be considered obscene. Instead, it must appeal to the prurient interest, be patently offensive, and lack serious value in literature, art, politics, or science.

In Order for Speech to Be Considered Obscene, and Thus