LSAT 116 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q1

RC Question 1 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The passage is arguing that defense lawyers owe a duty to society and so they shouldn’t claim a guilty client is innocent.

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1. This is close, but the passage doesn’t say that the scholars’ opinions are “morally questionable”. And this leaves out the advice to lawyers given in paragraph three. 
2. The passage is arguing against this. The author thinks lawyers should decide whether their clients are guilty before deciding how to defend them. 
3. This sounds like something out of a civics textbook. It completely ignores the argument the passage was making: defense lawyers should consider whether their clients are guilty. 
4. CORRECT. This doesn’t mention the scholars in the first paragraph, but at least covers the author’s response to them. “Don’t do what the scholars say: do this instead.” 
5. Lines 47-49 contradict this.