Question #4707

What is the main point of the second paragraph?

Started by amajerus · started 2022-09-12 21:15 · last activity 2022-11-28 21:42 · 1 reply

I believe my misunderstanding of this question comes from a faulty understanding of the second paragraph. I was confused because the author claims that appellate courts lack tools such as cross-examination, which is described as extremely important for truth-discovery. I don't see how that supports the answer choice. Could someone explain the main idea of the second paragraph and how that correlates to the correct answer here?

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Emil-Kunkin · 2022-11-28 21:42

Hi, the second paragraph of the second passage is intended to show how the appellate system is different from a trial court, in order to support the idea that appellate courts should not do their own research about the scientific literature. The author notes that trial courts have a number of powerful tools to discover the truth, even when faced with specialized fields in science. This suggests that the author thinks that trial courts are indeed able to handle specialized knowledge, which conflicts with B.