Self-paced
P1
Is it necessary for defense lawyers to believe that the clients they defend are innocent of the charges against them. ███
Question ·
Must defense lawyers believe in their clients’ innocence?
Legal Scholars ·
No
Lawyer's only job is to provide the best defense possible. It's not their job to judge their clients. Their job is to advocate for their clients.
P2
Critique (of Legal Scholars) ·
Lawyers have other obligations as well
Lawyers are officers of the court and hence have obligations (e.g., not lying) to the court.
Critique Continued ·
If a lawyer knows their client is guilty, then they should not deny this
They should not attempt to prove their innocence. Instead, make the best case for the client and argue for leniency.
P3
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Critique Continued ·
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
5.
The relationship of the information █████████ ██
a
no significant relationship ███████ ████ █████████ ███ █████████ ███████ ██████████
There is a relationship; one represents the author’s view, which rejects the legal scholars’ view.
b
the author's opinion ████████ ███████ ███████ ████████ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ███████ ████████
The fourth and fifth sentences of P2 are the author’s opinion, which opposes the opinion of the legal scholars expressed in the third sentence of P1.
c
a hypothetical situation ██████████ █ █████████ ████████ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ███████ ████████
The sentences in P2 do not support the sentence in P1. They oppose it.
d
agreement in general ████ ███ ███████ ████████ ███ ████████████ ████ ███ ███████████
There’s no agreement in general — the sentences in P2 oppose the view expressed in the sentence in P1.
e
essentially equivalent assertions ███████ ████ █████████ ████████████
They’re not equivalent — they are in opposition to each other.