PrepTest 136, Section 1, Question 14
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)
Passage B differs from passage(7 more words not shown)
- Aoptimistic in its(1 more words not shown)
- Bgeneral in(1 more words not shown)
- Ctentative in its(1 more words not shown)
- Drespectful of opposing(1 more words not shown)
- Edependent on unsubstantiated(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
A starts with a particular defendant's appeal and ends by approving the trial court's treatment of his evidence. B has no comparable individual case: it examines identification methods, probability questions and error testing across the field.
What we’re looking for
That gives us a clear difference in scope. Keep it separate from whether we personally find either argument convincing.
Working the answers
- A
B is the more critical account, not the more optimistic one. A expresses confidence in the existing evidence and safeguards.
- BCorrect
B is more general in focus. Its subject is fingerprint identification as a practice; A uses broader observations about that practice to decide a specific legal challenge. General supporting reasons don't erase A's case-specific purpose.
- C
B asks questions, but those questions support firm criticisms: there is no agreed standard, relevant probabilities aren't known, and testing has been limited. Asking them doesn't make B's overall claims more tentative than A's.
- D
Neither account is notably disrespectful of the opposing position. A considers the defendant's objections; B criticizes methods and evidence. We don't have a basis for ranking B as more respectful.
- E
Disagreeing with B doesn't establish that it relies on more unsupported assumptions. It identifies specific standards problems and discusses test results. The clear textual difference is general practice versus a particular appeal, not a judgment that one argument is less well founded.
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