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Amusingly enough, lawyers sometimes drive their sport cars in the same Updated on: 16 Oct 2025, 02:02
Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 12 Oct 2025, 09:00.
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Amusingly enough, lawyers sometimes drive their sport cars in the same fashion that they construct their cases: a lawyer noted for the ________ of his arguments, for example, may also be known for the circuitousness of his routes.

A. brevity

B. pertinacity

C. judiciousness

D. deviousness

E. conciseness

F. indirectness


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Amusingly enough, lawyers sometimes drive their sport cars in the same 13 Oct 2025, 02:17
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if route is very circular aka indirect then case must be F
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The key word here is circuitousness. The writer here is developing an analogy between the way lawyers drive their cars and the way they build or construct their legal arguments. Thus, someone known for choosing circuitous (roundabout; twisty) routes might also be known for coming up with devious (tricky; oblique) or indirect (roundabout; not direct) arguments.

Answer: D,F