PT153.S4.P3.Q21 > Analytics

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Passage A.

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Some legal theorists' position · Judges don't need to believe what they say

Support some legal theorists' position · Sincerity interferes with other important judicial considerations

Inference: according to some legal theorists, judges need to lie in order to do their jobs properly.

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Introduce opposing position · Principle of judicial sincerity

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Prudential argument · Judicial sincerity is good because it promotes "prudential outcomes" (legally better outcomes)

E.g., better guidance to lower courts, better public opinion of the courts.

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Author's perspective · Prudential argument sidesteps the fact that judicial dishonesty is simply wrong

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Alternative argument · Judicial sincerity is good because honesty is morally right

Author appears to favor this argument

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Topic of passage B · Arguments for judicial candor (sincerity)

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One argument · Candor is needed to limit judicial power

If judges lie about their reasoning, it's not possible to tell if they're "following the rules" when reaching decisions.

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Another argument · Lying judges will damage public opinion of the courts

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Author's perspective · Judicial deception may sometimes be permissible, but it has major costs

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Author's conclusion · Err on the side of judicial candor

Passage Style

21.

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Question Type

Analogy (RC)

This is an analogy question. The claim regarding judicial candor is that it "is an essential prerequisite of all other restraints on abuse of judicial power... the limitations imposed by constitutions, statutes, and precedents." That means the relationship we're looking to analogize is that between something (judicial candor) being a prerequisite for other things (constitutional limitations).

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This is not analogous. This is a sample to population relationship. The relationship we're trying to analogize is that judicial candor is a prerequisite of the other restraints on power.

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This is not analogous. This is a situation where someone complains about constraints and the constraints produce good outcomes. But the relationship we're trying to analogize is that judicial candor is a prerequisite of the other restraints on power.

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This is analogous. Accuracy is the prerequisite condition just like judicial candor. Relevance and sufficiency are analogous to constitutional, statutory, and precedential constraints.

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This is not analogous. This is a situation where deception is within the rules of the game. But the relationship we're trying to analogize is that judicial candor is a prerequisite of the other restraints on power.

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This is not analogous. This is a situation where a doctor must fully disclose side effects even if they think the odds of those side effects are low. But the relationship we're trying to analogize is that judicial candor is a prerequisite of the other restraints on power.

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