What Can We Conclude About the Comparison Between Experts and Nonexperts

question 55

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about the comparison between experts and nonexperts, with respect to writing?

• A) An expert writer is more likely to approach a revision one sentence at a time.
• B) An expert writer is more likely to have a global sense-rather than a specific sense-that something is wrong with a sentence.
• C) An expert writer spends longer looking for spelling errors.
• D) An expert writer pays more attention to transitions between ideas.

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Definitions:

Ripeness

A criterion used to determine when a legal dispute is sufficiently developed or immediate to be heard by a court, avoiding cases that are premature or hypothetical.

Complaint

A formal written document that begins a civil lawsuit; contains the plaintiff’s list of allegations against the defendant, along with the damages the plaintiff seeks.

Opening Statements

Initial remarks made by attorneys to a judge or jury, outlining the case they intend to present.

Direct Examination

The initial questioning of a witness by the party who called the witness to the stand, in a court proceeding.