Janet Is Called for Jury Duty and Is Selected for Possible

question 69

Multiple Choice

Janet is called for jury duty and is selected for possible service on a jury.However, when the defendant's attorney sees her, he notices that she is wearing a green dress.Both the defendant and the defendant's attorney hate green dresses, so they strike her name from the jury.In this case:

• A)this is a valid challenge for cause.
• B)this is a valid peremptory challenge.
• C)this is not a valid challenge.
• D)the plaintiff's attorney can have Janet serve by making an offer of proof to the judge.

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Definitions:

Disjunctive Proposition

A statement in logic that presents two or more alternatives, where the truth of at least one alternative makes the proposition true.

Contrapositive

A logical statement derived by negating and swapping the hypothesis and conclusion of the original conditional statement. If the original statement is "If P, then Q," the contrapositive is "If not Q, then not P."

Hypothetical Proposition

A proposition or statement that is based on a hypothesis or an assumption rather than on known facts.

Antecedent

The “if” component in a hypothetical proposition.