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This SR, Parallel which is rather a rare question type, i honestly don't know the correct process of finding the right answer. Here's my feeble attempt to prephrase to the question:

"without constraints, the judgeS would be free to do whatever they think is great and - should be done according to their personal preference regardless of what others think or the rules state as long as my preference doesnt violate the rules."

Two question: 1. is my prephrase - valid- enough?
2. I thought D matches with my prephrase than B even though B also was my second choice that matches my prephrase.

lathlee wrote:This SR, Parallel which is rather a rare question type, i honestly don't know the correct process of finding the right answer. Here's my feeble attempt to prephrase to the question:

"without constraints, the judgeS would be free to do whatever they think is great and - should be done according to their personal preference regardless of what others think or the rules state as long as my preference doesnt violate the rules."

Two question: 1. is my prephrase - valid- enough?
2. I thought D matches with my prephrase than B even though B also was my second choice that matches my prephrase.

I think the key is to understand: in the original sentence, candor is the prerequisite for all other constraints on abuse of judicial power. So do we have a choice that mimic the relationship between candor and all other constraints? Choice C does the job: data accuracy is the prerequisite for all other conditions such as relevance and sufficiency. Bingo!

JoeWoo and Lathlee,

Excellent job! Yes, the key element to your prephrase is to identify the "prerequisite" element. The credited response must have a goal or overarching situation that requires that some prerequisite be met.

In the original sentence in the passage we could formulate this as follows:

• "In order for us to have [restraints on the abuse of judicial power], we must have the prerequisite [judicial candor]."

Notice now how this syncs up with the credited response:

• "In order for us to have [data supporting a scientific theory], we must have the prerequisite [data accuracy]."

Good job, JoeWoo and Lathlee!

Hello,

Could you explain why (A) is wrong? Can we say "representative selection" is "prerequisite" for verdicts to be trusted to be unbiased? Thanks a lot!

Hi lilmissunshine,

Exactly! The sentence referenced is essentially saying that candor is a necessary condition for any restraint on the judiciary, just as representative jury pools would be a necessary condition for unbiased verdicts.

Good work!

James Finch wrote:Hi lilmissunshine,

Exactly! The sentence referenced is essentially saying that candor is a necessary condition for any restraint on the judiciary, just as representative jury pools would be a necessary condition for unbiased verdicts.

Good work!

Hi James, could you please clarify why A is wrong?

I think from the reference what we got is very simple: "in order for B to be achieved, A is necessary". I really could not decipher anything more. But if a necessary relationship is to be found, why Answer choice A is not the right one? "Must be selected from" being the necessary term, without it, "their verdict cannot be trusted". thanks.

James Finch wrote:Hi lilmissunshine,

Exactly! The sentence referenced is essentially saying that candor is a necessary condition for any restraint on the judiciary, just as representative jury pools would be a necessary condition for unbiased verdicts.

Good work!

Could you clarify why A is wrong?

I think A is wrong because it is referring to a condition that can either be wrong or right, the juror can either be representative of the population and if it is not, their verdict cannot be trusted. However in the passage, judicial candor was the prerequisite for all other restraints that involve abuse of judicial power, so we needed something that was essentially a prerequisite for the other conditions that are a prerequisite for the main thing being supported if that makes sense. If A was correct, then it would say that In order for juries verdicts to be trusted, juries must be randomly selected and (some other condition), however the prerequisite to these conditions is that be selected from as representative a selection of the population as possible.

HI Amit,

Sounds like you're on the right track. I would add that we're looking for an answer choice that is "most analogous" to the referenced section of the stimulus. (A) falls short because it lacks the discussion of further procedural safeguards that we get in the stimulus (i.e. candor as a prerequisite for all other restraints). (A) only talks about representativeness, whereas (C) talks about accuracy being a prerequisite for the effectiveness of further procedural safeguards such as relevancy and sufficiency.