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
6.
It can be inferred from βββ βββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββ βββββ ββββ β βββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ β ββββββ ββ ββββββββ
Question Type
Authorβs perspective
Implied
The authorβs opinion about this is in the middle of P2: βlawyers who are convinced that their clients are guilty should not undertake to demonstrate their innocence.β In other words, a lawyer should not believe the client is guilty if theyβre going to argue the client is innocent.
a
should sincerely believe ββββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββ ββββββββ
Supported. If a lawyer argues the client is innocent, they should not be convinced that the client is guilty.
b
would be right ββ ββ ββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ βββββ ββββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββββββ
Anti-supported. The author believes the opposite.
c
is assuming the ββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββ
Not supported, because if the lawyer believes the client may be innocent, then the argument is based on the lawyerβs assessment of the facts. The lawyer isnβt just blindly arguing the clientβs innocence regardless of the facts.
d
has favored the ββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ
Not supported, because one can argue in favor of the defendant while also honoring oneβs obligation to society.
e
has typically not ββββββββββ βββ βββββ ββ βββ ββββ ββββββββββ
Not supported, because the lawyer may be arguing for the clientβs innocence precisely because of their research into the facts.
Difficulty
97% of people who answer get this correct
This is a slightly challenging question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%131
139
75%146
Analysis
Authorβs perspective
Implied
Critique or debate
Law
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
97%
166
b
1%
154
c
2%
155
d
1%
151
e
0%
161
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