Single Position RC Flashcards
Got wrong on 12/28/24 Which one of the following does the author mention as a factor that in some instances probably contributes to the success of stealing thunder?
142, section 3, passage 2
A) careful timing of the thunder-stealing message to precede the opposition’s similar message by
only a short time
(B) some lawyers’ superior skill in assessing jurors’ probable reactions to a message
(C) the willingness of some lawyers’ clients to testify in person about their own past mistakes
(D) jurors’ desire to arrive at a firm view regarding the case they are hearing found in last paragraph, which I didn’t consider.
(E) lawyers’ careful screening of prospective jurors prior to the beginning of courtroom proceedings
Put C on unblind & blind, but that is not supported by the text “willingness; past mistakes”
Got blind correct on 12/28/24
The passage most strongly implies that many lawyers believe which one of the following concerning decisions about whether to steal thunder?
143, section 3, passage 2
(A) A lawyer should be concerned with how readily the negative information can be positively framed, especially if the information is very negative.
(B) A lawyer should take into account, among other things, whether or not the jurors are already familiar with some of the relevant facts of the case prior to the trial.
(C) The decision should be based on careful deliberations that anticipate both positive and negative reactions of jurors and opposing lawyers.
(D) The decision should depend on how probable it is that the opposition will try to derive an advantage from mentioning the negative information in question.
(E) The decision should be based at least partly on a lawyer’s knowledge of relevant psychological research findings and legal statistics.
Got correct 12/28/24 , thought they made an interesting point that I should remember in the explanation
By saying that certain studies have suggested that in some applications, “the technique is, in fact, effective” (line 14), the author most likely means that those studies have given evidence that the technique in question
142, section 3, passage 2
(A) inclines juries to regard the clients of those using the technique more favorably than would be the case if the negative information about them were first divulged by the opposition
(B) is a reliable means, in courtroom settings, of introducing a set of counterarguments that jurors will be able to use in resisting the opposition’s subsequent attempts at persuasion
(C) invariably results in cases being decided in favor of the clients of those using the technique rather than in favor of parties opposing those clients, if it is used broadly
(D) appears generally to succeed as a means of forcefully capturing jurors’ attention and thus leading them to focus more attentively than they would otherwise on the lawyer’s message
(E) more often than not achieves its goal of timing a negative revelation so as to dramatically precede the opposition’s revelation of the same information
