PrepTest 136, Section 1, Question 11
Passage A In this appeal of his criminal(491 more words not shown)
Passage A(262 more words not shown)
Passage B(237 more words not shown)
Each passage discusses the relationship(15 more words not shown)
- Athe ability of(10 more words not shown)
- Bthe personal integrity(4 more words not shown)
- Cdifferences in the(7 more words not shown)
- Dthe partial or(11 more words not shown)
- Euse of the(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Both accounts ask whether examiners can reliably identify a person, and both discuss variation in how identifications are made. A concedes differing thresholds while defending the common approach and professional standards. B uses differences among methods and local practices as reasons for concern.
What we’re looking for
The question asks for a subject discussed in each account, not something they agree about. Their different reactions to the same issue still satisfy that task.
Working the answers
- A
A describes a defendant trying to challenge evidence, but B doesn't discuss defendants' ability to expose weaknesses in a prosecution. B's criticism of the technique is not a discussion of their courtroom opportunities.
- B
Neither author makes personal honesty the issue. An examiner could act in good faith while using inadequate standards or making a mistake. Reliability and personal integrity aren't interchangeable.
- CCorrect
A discusses agencies requiring different degrees of correlation; B discusses point counting, holistic judgments and varying local requirements. Both connect differences in identification practice to the question of reliability, even though they reach different assessments.
- D
Partial and smudged prints are important to B's probability questions. A doesn't discuss that specific limitation, so this fails the requirement that both accounts address it.
- E
B names the holistic method. A does not. A's points-and-characteristics discussion cannot be treated as a reference to every method B mentions.
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