In Recent Years, Jury Selection Has Taken a Scientific Turn

question 30

Multiple Choice

In recent years, jury selection has taken a scientific turn. Rather than relying on personal hunch, attorneys in a few highly publicized cases have employed social scientists to aid them in a more intelligent, systematic use of the voir dire that has come to be called “scientific jury selection.”
-Trial consultants are hired most often by

• A)prosecutors.
• B)defense attorneys.
• C)judges.
• D)victims.

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Definitions:

Simp

A slang term often used to describe someone who performs excessive sympathy or attention towards another person, often without reciprocation.

Inference Forms

Patterns or templates of reasoning that show the logical connection between premises and conclusion.

MP

An abbreviation that could refer to Modus Ponens, a logical form where from premises of the form "If P, then Q" and "P", it's concluded that "Q".

MT

Another term for Modus Tollens, it is the form of logical argument implying the inverse of a conclusion based on the negation of its consequence.