Logical Reasoning

PT120 · S1 · Q4 Aaron: A prominent judge, criticizing

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Aaron: A prominent judge, criticizing “famous lawyers who come before courts ill-prepared to argue their cases, ” recently said, “This sort of cavalier attitude offends the court and can do nothing but harm to the client’s cause.” I find the judge’s remarks irresponsible.

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

4.

The point at issue between Aaron and Belinda is whether

  1. ill-prepared lawyers damage their clients’

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  2. Correct

    the judge’s criticism of lawyers

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

    Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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  3. a lawyer’s being ill-prepared to

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  4. famous lawyers have a greater

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  5. it is to be expected

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