Potential solution Β·Become more aware about the value of story in legal writing
Not sure if this will actually change how legal writing is taught, but it might help.
Passage Style
9.
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Question Type
Stated
This Stated question asks what each passage says is typical of writing in each respective profession.
Split Approach: After reading passage A, eliminate any answers that donβt capture what passage A says about historical writing.
Then, after passage B, eliminate the remaining answers that donβt capture what passage B says about legal writing. Legal writing is discussed throughout passage B, so we will use the process of elimination.
Sequential Approach: We will approach this question with the process of elimination. Eliminate any answer choices that donβt describe both historical writing as described in passage A and legal writing as described in passage B.
a
abstraction
Passage A says that historical writing tends to turn history into an abstract debate. Passage B also says that legal analysis is focused on the abstract legal form of the case.
b
hyperbole
Passage A doesnβt say that historical writing tends to be hyperbolic, so we can eliminate (B). Passage B doesnβt mention hyperbole either.
c
subversion
Passage A doesnβt say that historical writing tends to be subversive, so we can eliminate (C). Passage B says that attention to narrative is a potentially subversive trend that may eventually work its way into the legal curriculum, but author B doesnβt say that legal writing as it currently exists tends to be subversive.
d
narrative
Actually, passage A says that historical writing needs more elements of narrative writing (and tht it still lacks the narrative elements), so we can eliminate (D). Also, passage B says that the narrative is currently left out of legal writing.
e
imagination
Passage A doesnβt say that historical writing tends to be imaginative, so we can eliminate (E). Also, passage B doesnβt mention imagination in legal writing.
Difficulty
77% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%141
150
75%160
Analysis
Stated
Comparative
Law
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
77%
164
b
1%
156
c
12%
158
d
10%
154
e
0%
153
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