LSAT 113 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q7

RC Question 7 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Not much to say, except that you need to be able to find a specific line that supports your answer.

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1. Not necessarily. It’s possible that the other eleven jurors could be wrong. The author never says whether the minority or majority tends to be right.
2. Yikes, that’s a broad statement. The author might think there are many flaws with the justice system, even if they think unanimous juries are fine. 
3. Not necessarily. Lines 4-5 mention that juries are often used in serious criminal cases.
4. CORRECT. Lines 29-33 strongly suggest this. You can’t have a unanimity requirement without occasionally having hung juries. 
5. Lines 45-50 imply that every juror does get a fair hearing when there is a unanimity requirement. The other jurors are forced to listen to the dissenter.