PrepTest 132, Section 1, Question 13
While courts have long allowed custom-made medical illustrations(477 more words not shown)
The author's attitude toward the(13 more words not shown)
- Aappreciation of the(19 more words not shown)
- Badmiration for the(13 more words not shown)
- Cacceptance of the(17 more words not shown)
- Drespect for the(21 more words not shown)
- Erespect for expert(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The expert's testimony is an important safeguard, but technical words alone may be difficult for jurors to visualize. We need both sides of that attitude: acceptance of the expert's information and recognition of a communication problem.
Working the answers
- A
The author does recognize the difficulty of explaining medical data. But broad skepticism about the testimony's effectiveness goes beyond the more specific concern about an entirely verbal presentation. The proposed visual aid improves that presentation; it doesn't replace it.
- B
The author doesn't express disdain for doctors' communication skills. Difficult technical material is not evidence that the speaker deserves contempt.
- CCorrect
Paragraph two treats expert testimony as a check on accuracy. The final paragraph then explains that nonspecialists can struggle to turn technical descriptions into mental images. This joins the trusted information with the limits of presenting it only in words.
- D
“Try to overwhelm” invents a motive. The author describes a difficulty for the audience, not a deliberate effort by doctors to bury jurors in technical details.
- E
The author isn't intolerant of technical terminology. The solution is to add a clear visual representation, not demand that experts stop using technical words.
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