PrepTest 122, Section 3, Question 4
The use of computer-generated visual displays in courtrooms(450 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, with(23 more words not shown)
- AThe courts should(17 more words not shown)
- BComputer-generated evidence should(19 more words not shown)
- CActual static photographs(14 more words not shown)
- DVerbal accounts by(18 more words not shown)
- EComputer displays based(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Where does the writer come down? The displays have benefits, but they can mislead and create unfair advantages. The final paragraph makes the position clearest by recommending safeguards. I'd look for a view consistent with careful use, then check the specific recommendation against what we read.
Working the answers
- A
Concern about unequal access doesn't establish this suspension rule. The writer recommends financial help but never says stop-action and highlighting must be put on hold until that program exists.
- BCorrect
The second paragraph warns that the displays combine data, judgment, and speculation. The third calls for “diligent analyses” of the underlying data. Checking whether a reconstruction rests on evidence rather than excessive speculation connects those two points.
- C
No comparison ranks actual photographs above computer displays. The mention of still images doesn't establish this claim about their relative effectiveness.
- D
The writer compares visual and purely verbal information, but doesn't say eyewitness accounts should have the more important role. A comparison of psychological impact isn't that recommendation.
- E
A misleading display could still look convincing. That's precisely why the underlying data need scrutiny. E assumes inaccurate inputs will make the result visibly unpersuasive, removing a risk the writer warns us about.
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