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15 Aug 2024, 02:13
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I got it now. Took me a while and several times of coming back to this question. What we should focus on here are the jurors that are knowledgeable of the fact that eye witnesses are less reliable than physical evidence, as the paradox is about those specific jurors. B just provides generic information about "many jurors" in general. Only D talks about jurors who should know better but apparently don't.
This pattern repeats often in filling-the-blank questions like this one Link. Here the regulations are specifically mentioned, hence, our answer choice must be about those regulations as those were not part of the premise and were only mentioned in the conclusion, so that an assumptions is needed that ties the regulations to the perception of gene replacement therapy by the public. A provides the conclusion that ties those 2 together.
Equally, in our question here, D ties the jurors with knowledge with the reason for their action, which solves the paradox. This doesn't have to make sense to everybody else observing the paradox, it should only explain why they act the way that they do.
This pattern repeats often in filling-the-blank questions like this one Link. Here the regulations are specifically mentioned, hence, our answer choice must be about those regulations as those were not part of the premise and were only mentioned in the conclusion, so that an assumptions is needed that ties the regulations to the perception of gene replacement therapy by the public. A provides the conclusion that ties those 2 together.
Equally, in our question here, D ties the jurors with knowledge with the reason for their action, which solves the paradox. This doesn't have to make sense to everybody else observing the paradox, it should only explain why they act the way that they do.
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Question appeared in Mock 4. Took me a lot of time to understand. Sharing my thoughts.
Jurors when presented with two options
1) to believe the witness testimony or
2) to believe the physical evidence.
invariably favor the witness testimony. Even though they know that witnesses are almost always biased.
Why is that.
B vs D.
B says many jurors consider expert testimony is biased. This doesn’t explain discrepancy as witness testimony is also biased and expert testimony is also biased. Why would the juror go with either choice.
D says jurors think (incorrectly) that they can understand if a witness is lying. Which gives them a reason to go with witness testimony.
Jurors when presented with two options
1) to believe the witness testimony or
2) to believe the physical evidence.
invariably favor the witness testimony. Even though they know that witnesses are almost always biased.
Why is that.
B vs D.
B says many jurors consider expert testimony is biased. This doesn’t explain discrepancy as witness testimony is also biased and expert testimony is also biased. Why would the juror go with either choice.
D says jurors think (incorrectly) that they can understand if a witness is lying. Which gives them a reason to go with witness testimony.
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Most jurors will be more inclined to reach a verdict favorable to one side if that side’s case is based primarily on eyewitness testimony rather than on physical evidence backed by expert scientific testimony. Surprisingly, studies involving jurors in mock trials have found that this tendency survives even for those jurors who understand that eyewitness testimony is generally less reliable than is physical evidence backed by expert testimony.
Which of the following would, if true, most help to explain the surprising phenomenon described above?
A. Jurors in mock trials usually spend less time deliberating and worrying about reaching the right verdict than do jurors in actual trials.
B. Because expert testimony regarding physical evidence presented at trial is almost invariably given by witnesses testifying for one side or the other, many jurors regard such witnesses as biased.
C. The credibility that a particular juror will assign to a particular eyewitness will be profoundly influenced by personal characteristics of the eyewitness including age, gender, occupation, and appearance.
D. Even jurors who understand that eyewitnesses tend to be less reliable than physical evidence incorrectly believe they are better than the average juror at telling when an eyewitness’s testimony is reliable
E. The more complex the physical evidence presented at trial is, the less it will influence the jurors in reaching their verdict.
Which of the following would, if true, most help to explain the surprising phenomenon described above?
A. Jurors in mock trials usually spend less time deliberating and worrying about reaching the right verdict than do jurors in actual trials.
B. Because expert testimony regarding physical evidence presented at trial is almost invariably given by witnesses testifying for one side or the other, many jurors regard such witnesses as biased.
C. The credibility that a particular juror will assign to a particular eyewitness will be profoundly influenced by personal characteristics of the eyewitness including age, gender, occupation, and appearance.
D. Even jurors who understand that eyewitnesses tend to be less reliable than physical evidence incorrectly believe they are better than the average juror at telling when an eyewitness’s testimony is reliable
E. The more complex the physical evidence presented at trial is, the less it will influence the jurors in reaching their verdict.
Responding to a pm:
Premises:
Most jurors believe eyewitness testimony rather than physical evidence backed by expert scientific testimony.
This tendency survives even for those jurors who understand that eyewitness testimony is generally less reliable than is physical evidence backed by expert testimony.
Why? Why do people believe eyewitnesses more even if they know that eyewitnesses are less reliable than evidence+expert witness?
A. Jurors in mock trials usually spend less time deliberating and worrying about reaching the right verdict than do jurors in actual trials.
Irrelevant. How is time related to bias toward eye witnesses is not known. Anyway, this gives us a distinction in actual and mock trials while there is no distinction being made in the two by the argument.
B. Because expert testimony regarding physical evidence presented at trial is almost invariably given by witnesses testifying for one side or the other, many jurors regard such witnesses as biased.
Even if they regard expert witnesses as biased, they know that eye witnesses are even less trustworthy.
We are given that even those jurors who understand that eyewitness testimony is generally less reliable than is physical evidence backed by expert testimony prefer eye witness testimony. The question still remains why? Why do they depend on eye witness testimony even when they know that eye witness testimony is even less reliable than expert testimony?
C. The credibility that a particular juror will assign to a particular eyewitness will be profoundly influenced by personal characteristics of the eyewitness including age, gender, occupation, and appearance.
This tells us that jurors differentiate between various eyewitnesses. Doesn't tell us why they depend on eye witnesses.
D. Even jurors who understand that eyewitnesses tend to be less reliable than physical evidence incorrectly believe they are better than the average juror at telling when an eyewitness’s testimony is reliable
Correct. Even when jurors know that eye witnesses are less reliable, they think that they themselves are better than average at reading people. That they will be able to differentiate between truth and lies of an eyewitness. Hence, they believe eye witnesses and depend on their account.
E. The more complex the physical evidence presented at trial is, the less it will influence the jurors in reaching their verdict.
Irrelevant. Distinction is being made between simple physical evidence and complex physical evidence. Our point is even when they know that eye witnesses are even less reliable, why do they still depend on them?
Answer (D)
