You Have Been Arrested on the Charge of Felonious Assault

question 63

Multiple Choice

You have been arrested on the charge of felonious assault and have your choice of four lawyers,each of whom has a different style of presenting a case.Based on research findings by Nancy Pennington and Reid Hastie (1988) ,which lawyer would you choose to represent you?

• A)Mark,who calls witnesses in the order that best presents the story that he wants to tell
• B)Gene,who starts off slowly and reaches a climax with his best witnesses
• C)Ellen,who calls witnesses in order based on their astrological sign
• D)Alex,who opens his trials dramatically by calling his best witnesses first
• E)Beatrice,who calls witnesses in no particular order

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