PrepTest 153, Section 4, Question 21
Passage A Some legal theorists reject the notion(475 more words not shown)
Passage A(237 more words not shown)
Passage B(246 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(21 more words not shown)
- AJuries must be(20 more words not shown)
- BArtists often complain(26 more words not shown)
- CThe data presented(28 more words not shown)
- DIn certain competitive(38 more words not shown)
- EIn many cases,(40 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The target sentence says candor is a necessary foundation for every other check on judges' misuse of authority (Passage B, paragraph 2). Break down the relationship. Constitutions, statutes, and precedents are supposed to limit judges. But those checks count for little if a judge can conceal the true reason for a decision behind an insincere explanation.
What we’re looking for
We need a condition that lets other standards do their jobs. Sharing a topic such as honesty, ethics, or constraints won't be enough; the answer must reproduce that dependence.
Working the answers
- A
Representative selection is presented as necessary for trusting a jury's verdict. That is a prerequisite relationship, but it doesn't show one condition underpinning several other safeguards or standards. The target claim is specifically that candor makes the other restraints effective.
- B
This says excellent art can arise despite restrictions. It doesn't make one condition necessary for other standards to have force.
- CCorrect
Relevance and sufficiency are standards for evidence supporting a scientific theory. But the data must first be accurate for those standards to help. A large quantity of apparently relevant data won't provide genuine support if the data are false. Accuracy plays candor's role; relevance and sufficiency play the role of the other judicial restraints. The condition underneath the other checks is what makes this the match.
- D
Think of an allowed bluff in a competitive game. This answer explains why deception can be acceptable within rules; it doesn't explain how honesty enables other restraints. The shared subject of deception disguises a different relationship.
- E
This makes disclosure a professional duty even when the risk is very low. It doesn't make disclosure the condition that allows several other safeguards to work. The existence of a duty isn't the specific prerequisite structure we're matching.
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