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
2.
Which one of the following ββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββββββββββ
Question Type
Authorβs attitude
Implied
The authorβs attitude is...agreement? Itβs tough to anticipate some specific attitude. The author brought up this two-fold obligation as part of her argument that lawyers should consider their own opinion of a clientβs guilt or innocence.
a
confident that it βββββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ βββ ββ βββββββ
Not supported, because there are not any βcompetingβ responsibilities between the court and society. There are competing responsibilities to the defendant and to the court/society; but thatβs not what (A) says.
b
certain that it ββββββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββ ββββββ
Not supported, too strong. The author argues that this obligation should cause lawyers to alter their arguments or representation of a client, but thereβs no suggestion that the obligation will βpreventβ lawyers from representing clients known to be guilty.
c
satisfied that it βββββ βββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ β ββββ
Not supported. Thereβs no indication that the obligation helps lawyers uncover facts. Although lawyers should analyze the facts carefully, that doesnβt suggest the obligation to the defendant and to society helps discover facts.
d
pleased that it ββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ
Not supported. The author believes this obligation should influence how lawyers defend clients. Thereβs no suggestion that the obligation wonβt interfere with common defense strategies.
e
convinced that it ββββ βββ βββββββββ β ββββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ βββββββ βββββββ
Supported, because the author uses the two-fold obligation as part of an argument for how lawyers should try to take into account both obligations. In fact, the author thinks you can serve both a defendant and the court/society
Difficulty
45% of people who answer get this correct
This is a very difficult question.
It is significantly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%156
169
75%180
Analysis
Authorβs attitude
Implied
Critique or debate
Law
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
37%
163
b
14%
164
c
3%
164
d
1%
158
e
45%
169
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