LSAT 136 – Section 2 – Question 03

LSAT 136 - Section 2 - Question 03

June 2012

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PT136 S2 Q03
+LR
Strengthen +Streng
Value Judgment +ValJudg
A
1%
156
B
1%
153
C
1%
156
D
95%
164
E
3%
154
127
136
145
 +Easier 146.855 +SubsectionMedium

Lawyer: Juries are traditionally given their instructions in convoluted, legalistic language. The verbiage is intended to make the instructions more precise, but greater precision is of little use if most jurors have difficulty understanding the instructions. Since it is more important for jurors to have a basic but adequate understanding of their role than it is for the details of that role to be precisely specified, jury instructions should be formulated in simple, easily comprehensible language.

Summarize Argument
The lawyer concludes that jury instructions should be given in simple language. She supports this by saying that convoluted language is meant to make instructions precise, but it's more important for jurors to have a basic but adequate understanding of their role than to focus on the precise details.

Notable Assumptions
The lawyer assumes jurors can gain an adequate understanding of their role with simple instructions and without focusing on precise details. She also assumes that convoluted instructions often don’t give jurors an adequate understanding of their role and jurors are more likely to gain an adequate understanding through simple instructions.

A
Most jurors are less likely to understand instructions given in convoluted, legalistic language than instructions given in simple, easily comprehensible language.
It’s more important for jurors to have a basic understanding of their role than to focus on the precise details. If most jurors are less likely to understand convoluted instructions than simple ones, it makes sense that jury instructions should be given in simple language.
B
Most jurors do not have an adequate understanding of their role after being given jury instructions in convoluted, legalistic language.
It’s more important for jurors to have an adequate understanding of their role than to focus on the precise details. If most jurors don’t have an adequate understanding after receiving convoluted instructions, it makes sense that instructions should be given in simple language.
C
Jury instructions formulated in simple, easily comprehensible language can adequately describe the role of the jurors.
It’s important for jurors to have a basic but adequate understanding of their role. The lawyer’s recommendation to give jury instructions in simple language is strengthened by the fact that simple instructions can give jurors such an understanding.
D
The details of the role of the jurors cannot be specified with complete precision in simple, easily comprehensible language.
This doesn't strengthen the lawyer’s recommendation to give jury instructions in simple language. She already said that it’s more important for jurors to have an adequate understanding of their role; it doesn’t matter if simple instructions can’t provide complete precision.
E
Jurors do not need to know the precise details of their role in order to have an adequate understanding of that role.
It’s important for jurors to have a basic but adequate understanding of their role. The lawyer’s recommendation is strengthened by the fact that jurors can have such an understanding even if they don’t know the precise details of their role.

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