The Opposing Attorneys Try to Achieve All of the Following

question 46

Multiple Choice

The opposing attorneys try to achieve all of the following goals when deposing an expert witness, EXCEPT which of the following?

• A) Convincing the opposing party of the weakness of their case
• B) Understanding the credentials and experience of the expert
• C) Understanding what the expert's opinions are
• D) Obtaining an assessment of how difficult the expert will be in the case

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Definitions:

Systematic Review

A research method that collects and critically analyzes multiple research studies or papers on a specific topic.

Publication Bias

The tendency for positive or significant results to be published more frequently than negative or non-significant findings, potentially skewing the scientific literature.

Meta-Analysis

A statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to find common trends, differences, or effects.

Forest Plot

is a graphical display designed to illustrate the relative strength of treatment effects in multiple quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question.