LSAT 143 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q12

RC Question 12 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The passage suggests that if judges are required…

DISCUSSION: The final paragraph covers the proposal for written reasons. You should reread that before answering the question (or skim it). That will let you move through the answers much faster.

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1. Actually, the author says judges could be biased if they provide written reasons. However the bias will not matter if the reasons are legally sound. See lines 45-48.
2. CORRECT. The final paragraph pretty much says this. See lines 46-48. Those lines say that if people can’t spot errors, then there’s no problem. This implies that it would be possible to find faulty reasoning, because bad reasoning is a problem.
3. Not so. Written reasons could conceal the real reasoning, but the author doesn’t say this will usually happen.
4. Who knows what the public will think? The author never mentions the public.
5. The author suggests this is less likely. The written reasons, if legally sound, will help a judge show that there were no ill effects from bias.