Critique Continued Β·Lawyer's obligation to the court and society ultimately benefits the defendant too
The defendant deserves a lawyer who truly believes in their innocence. Lawyers can simply refuse cases where they don't believe in their clients' innocence.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
7.
The primary purpose of the βββββββ ββ ββ
Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
If the author advocates a view, then the primary purpose of the passage is to advocate that view.
a
show that ethical ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ
The author has a specific opinion about what lawyers are obligated to do; the purpose is to deliver that opinion. The purpose is not just to raise complications. The author is exploring a specific complication β what if a lawyer doesnβt think the client is innocent? β and telling lawyers what they should do.
b
argue that the βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββ βββ βββββββ βββββββββββ βββββββββ βββββ ββββββββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββ
This captures the authorβs opinion. It may not be the exact thing we anticipated, but itβs the only answer that accurately captures at least part of what the author argued.
The author argues that guilt/innocence should be something taken into account. The purpose of the passage isnβt merely to say that this currently isnβt important to many lawyers.
d
discuss some of βββ ββββββ ββββ β βββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββ β ββββ
The overall purpose isnβt to discuss issues a lawyer must resolve before accepting a client. Although the author does mention that lawyers shouldnβt accept every client that wants representation, thatβs simply a minor point mentioned as part of one of the things a lawyer is obligated to do. The overall purpose relates to the lawyerβs broader obligations, not simply the idea of being selective about oneβs clients.
e
reveal how the ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ
The author never made the point that law strengthens democratic societies. In any case, (E) is much broader than any point the author was focused on arguing. The purpose relates to a lawyerβs obligations. It doesnβt relate to lawβs relationship to democratic societies.
Difficulty
84% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%128
142
75%156
Analysis
Implied
Purpose of passage
Critique or debate
Law
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
8%
160
b
84%
167
c
1%
157
d
6%
163
e
0%
148
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