#3 - Global Reference, Must Be True, Subject Perspective

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (A).

Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

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[sarahlara]

Hello! I was really confused by this question and I honestly did not really understand the answer choices. Can you please explain why A is correct? Thank you so much!!

[Beth Hayden]

Hi Sarah,

The question asks about Posner's view on how lawyers interpret law, and if you look to lines 37-41 you can see a direct answer to that.

Posner says that literary critics all care about looking for different meanings in literature--they want to find what's hidden under the surface of the story, because literature is often deeper than just the plain meaning of the words. On the other hand, he says that lawyers take the opposite approach when they are interpreting law--they want to find one cohesive explanation of the law. That makes sense, because laws are supposed to be consistent and clear, while literature is up to interpretation.

Answer (A) is just another way of saying this; Posner thinks that lawyers avoid finding multiple meanings in laws, and instead look for one clear answer.

Hope that helps!