Lawyer: Juries are traditionally given their instructions in convoluted, legalistic language. The verbiage is intended to make the instructions more precise, but greater precision is of little use if most jurors have difficulty understanding the instructions. Since it is more important for jurors to have a basic but adequate understanding of their precisely specified, jury instructions should be formulated in simple, easily comprehensible language.
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Your task
Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.
Common trap
Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.
Winning move
Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.
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