PrepTest 132 - Section 1 - Passage 2 - Question 11

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While courts have long allowed custom-made medical illustrations depicting personal injury to be presented as evidence in legal cases, the issue of whether they have a legitimate place in the courtroom is surrounded by ongoing debate and misinformation. ███

Intro to Issue · Should custom medical illustrations be allowed in the courtroom?

Opponents · Custom illustrations unnecessary

Medical textbooks are adequate for most types of injuries. Only for the most unusual injuries should custom medical illustrations be allowed.

Opponents · Custom illustrations misrepresent facts

Even some lawyers believe that custom illustrations can be distorted to bolster a weak case.

Author's Critique · of misrepresentation argument

Medical experts must testify in court to the illustrations' accuracy.

Opponents · Custom illustrations may subtly distort issues

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Author's Critique · of subtly distort issues argument

Custom illustrations don’t distort. They just emphasize relevant details and leave out the kinds of irrelevant details that clutter up textbook illustrations.

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Author’s Main Point · Custom illustrations have high value

X-rays; tomography scans; medical reports; expert testimony; etc. can be challenging for jurors to understand. Custom illustrations turn that data into visuals which can be clarifying.

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Critique or debate

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Stated

We’re looking for something explicitly stated. Medical experts are mentioned twice: P2 states that experts have a role in testifying about the accuracy of custom illustrations, and P4 states that experts use technical language, and custom illustrations can make them easier to understand. But note that we’re being asked for the role of the experts, not the role of the illustrations. Only P2 refers to the experts’ role in relation to illustrations. So the right answer will probably refer to P2: one role of experts is to assess an illustration’s accuracy.

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The medical experts don’t make that call. They just testify about whether an illustration is accurate. (The judge probably then decides what’s admissible based on that testimony.)

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There’s no discussion about experts tempering (i.e., lessening) the impact of illustrations. Rather, experts just testify about whether the depiction in the illustration is technically accurate.

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This gets the relationship backward. It’s the illustrations that help make the experts more understandable. This is the author’s point in P4.

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There’s no discussion about experts giving opinions on which illustrations are “useful.” Rather, experts just testify about whether an illustration is accurate. (The lawyer probably already decided whether an illustration is “useful” for a case before even proposing it as evidence.)

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Stated. One role of medical experts is to testify about the accuracy of custom illustrations.

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