PrepTest 104, Section 3, Question 1
The expansion of mass media has led to(458 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- ADue to the(25 more words not shown)
- BCriticisms of traditional(16 more words not shown)
- COf the three(22 more words not shown)
- DVoir dire is(24 more words not shown)
- EDue to the(22 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted that mass media has changed what we can expect from juries. People arrive informed, and often opinionated. The ending says a jury can still reach an impartial decision through deliberation.
What we’re looking for
We're looking for a version of that idea. An answer about one failed screening method will miss where the argument ends up.
Working the answers
- A
The author doesn't recommend eliminating the existing methods or propose replacements. Getting rid of a flawed remedy doesn't solve the underlying problem.
- B
This focuses on what some countries did about voir dire. That's one development along the way, not the central claim about how to understand jury impartiality. It also overstates the change: the countries retained voir dire in unusual circumstances.
- C
Most popular doesn't mean most flawed. We get several criticisms of voir dire, but no ranking of the methods' weaknesses.
- D
Misrepresentation is a problem with voir dire. But the discussion goes beyond that procedure to explain how informed people can deliberate impartially. D stops at a supporting criticism.
- ECorrect
This sharpens our prediction. The author changes what counts as impartiality: it belongs to no individual juror but results from the panel’s deliberation (paragraph 4). We shouldn't expect jurors to arrive knowing nothing; we should consider what they can accomplish together.
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