PrepTest 120, Section 2, Question 18
Individual family members have been assisted in resolving(455 more words not shown)
The author's primary purpose in(4 more words not shown)
- Adocument the evolution(11 more words not shown)
- Bdescribe how societal(15 more words not shown)
- Cexplain why one(15 more words not shown)
- Dshow how and(18 more words not shown)
- Edemonstrate that the(12 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Our main point also tells us the writer's purpose: explain why family mediation is preferable to court adjudication despite adjudication's advantages. This is a comparison leading to a recommendation for family-law disputes, not a history of either process.
Working the answers
- A
We aren't tracing how a body of law developed over time. The discussion compares the benefits of two ways of resolving disputes.
- B
Broader social values are mentioned as one advantage of adjudication. The whole discussion doesn't explain how such values operate within both methods; it weighs which method better serves families.
- CCorrect
The preferred method is mediation, the alternative is adjudication, and the class of disputes is family law. This states exactly what the comparison is meant to establish.
- D
The lack of new precedent is one objection to mediation. Explaining how precedent changes future case outcomes isn't the purpose of the full discussion.
- E
The writer acknowledges ways the court system protects individuals, then argues that mediation better meets family-law needs overall. That is a more specific comparison than demonstrating a general pattern of courts disregarding people's needs.
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