Which one of the following best describes the author's attitude toward the majority of judges today?
v.hSeptember 3, 2020
Q4
Hi, I chose B because of the second paragraph, "Although juries can make a variety of inferential errors, most of these mistakes in judgment involve the drawing of an unwarranted conclusion from the evidence, that is, deciding that the evidence proves something that, in reality, it does not prove. "
I am confused about why B is incorrect
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Answer choice (B) is incorrect because the question stem asks us about the author's attitude toward judges, not juries.
Judges are not mentioned until the final paragraph. The author tells us that the fact that juries can commit these inferential errors is not unknown to the courts. However, the author notes that the majority of judges employ a limited and primitive concept of jury inferential error as they fail to recognize the potential for error outside certain situations and they ignore psychological research.
Therefore, answer choice (C) is correct because it restates the author's critique of judges' "primitive" ignorance of psychological research in favour of notions held by lawyers.
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