PT158.S4.Q16 > Analytics

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A Journalist argues that it is reasonable to doubt whether a verdict is correct when judges do not maintain strict control over their courtrooms. Without such control, lawyers often use inflammatory language and badger witnesses, hindering the jury’s effort to reach a correct verdict.

The Journalist assumes that lawyers often effectively influence jury verdicts through obstructive behaviors.

The Journalist also assumes that the impact of obstructive behaviors outweighs that of other evidence/testimony

While this casts doubt on the reliability of trials with strict judges, it does not weaken the link between obstructive behaviors warranting being skeptical of the verdict.

It does not matter whether lawyers or judges are concerned with the outcomes of jury trials. The argument is focused on the impact of obstructive behaviors on the verdict

It does not matter whether people admit that they were influenced by inflammatory language. The argument is focused on the impact of such language

This undermines a key assumption: that the impact of obstructive behavior will outweigh legitimate evidence. If it is rarely effective in cases with legitimate evidence, the conclusion is severely weakened.

The jury selection process is irrelevant to the argument’s reasoning. The argument is focused on the link between obstructive behavior and the verdict’s validity

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69% of people who answer get this correct

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Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right

25% 141

152

75% 162

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