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Problem ·Mass media coverage of crime has made it hard to impanel impartial jurors
Author's Solution ·With the right jury composition
Impartiality is a property not of an individual juror but rather of the collective jury. It can be achieved via a process of deliberation among informed, curious, and even opinionated jurors.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Problem-analysis
3.
The primary purpose of the █████ █████████ ██ ██
Question Type
Purpose of paragraph
Structure
The primary purpose of P3 is to discuss the remedy of voir dire and criticisms of it as a method to ensure impartiality.
a
propose a new ██████ ██ ████████ ████████████
The author doesn’t “propose” a new method. Voir dire is an existing practice that the author discusses.
b
describe criticisms of ███ ███████████ ██████ ██ ████████ ████████████
This best captures the purpose of P3, which is to discuss the remedy of voir dire and criticisms of it as a method to ensure impartiality. Voir dire is a “traditional” method in that it is a method that judges currently rely on.
c
argue against several ███████████ ███████ ██ ████████ ████████████
P3 involves only a discussion of voir dire, not other methods.
(D) doesn’t describe why judges are wary of voir dire. Rather, it presents certain critics’ reasons for finding voir dire flawed. We have no reason to think these critics are judges.
The author doesn’t criticize the people who criticize voir dire. Rather, she presents those critics’ views in P3.
Difficulty
97% of people who answer get this correct
This is a low-difficulty question.
It is somewhat easier than other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%120
120
75%133
Analysis
Purpose of paragraph
Structure
Critique or debate
Law
Problem-analysis
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
1%
167
b
97%
168
c
1%
161
d
0%
166
e
0%
156
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