#3 - Global Reference, Must Be True

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Please post below with any questions!

[ncolicci11]

Hi Powerscore!

I got this question wrong because I was distracted by the very last paragraph of passage A, which referred to the public debate of the reach of criminal laws. So, initially, I looked for an answer that had to do with the benefits of cameras in the courtroom (an obviously erroneous decision under the time constraints!)

So, is C correct because "camera in the courtroom" is symbolic of juries? A is concerned with the dangers of jury nullification while B believes there are practical benefits to such practice. Thus, “The Inherent Dangers of Permitting Cameras in Court” “How Televising Courtroom Proceedings Can Assist the Law” accurately describes the relationship between the passages?

[sbose]

Hi!

I was just wondering why exactly B was wrong? Is it because the benefits of jury nullification in passage B weren't stated as being "unexpected"?

I understand why C is correct now, but I had picked B because the description of passage A included "Three Central Issues in the Debate" and the description seemed less extreme than the "inherent dangers" wording in answer C.

Thank you so much for your help!

[Jeremy Press]

Hi sbose,

You're absolutely right about Passage B (the problem is the term "unexpected"), but I'd be inclined to call both of the titles in answer choice B off-base.

Passage A is about three specific problems with jury nullification (notice the final sentence of the first paragraph, which says "the problems created by the jury's power to nullify are great"), rather than just "three central issues" in the debate over jury nullification (issues being a neutral term that doesn't imply judgment one way or the other). So that's not my ideal description for Passage A. To make it work better, the title for Passage A in answer choice B should've been "Cameras in the Courtroom: Three Major Problems."

I hope this helps!

Jeremy

[sbose]

Hi Jeremy,

Ah, that makes sense! I didn't think about "issues" in that way. Thanks so much for your help!

[shanhickey]

Hello!

I think im still having problems understanding why B is wrong. I was ultimately switching back and forth between B and C. They both seemed right to me. Is the word "issues" always a neutral term for the LSAT? What about passage C makes it stand out as correct?

Thanks!

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi shanhickey,

The term "issues" in the first part of answer choice (B) is not a great descriptor of what Passage A is doing. For "issues" to be correct in that phrase, we'd expect to see both pros and cons discussed, whereas Passage A is really focused on the risks. Issues in a debate are more like topics to discuss. Think about the presidential debates. When they announce the issues to be discussed in each, the moderators aren't taking a side (or shouldn't be). It's a neutral topic of discussion that different people may disagree on.

I also object to the term "unexpected" in the second part of answer choice (B). There's no indication that the jury nullification results are unexpected.

For me, answer choice (C) stood out as it described Passage A as clearly negative toward the topic. My prephrase was to look for something about risk in describing Passage A. The term "dangers" was very close to that prephrase. For Passage B, I was looking for something about the beneficial impact of the process. The term "assist" in the answer choice made it jump out as what I was looking for.

Hope that helps!