For the Following Issue, Discuss Which Source You'd Trust More

question 8

Essay

For the following issue, discuss which source you'd trust more, and give at least one reason why. You may want to add to or otherwise modify our list of sources. And do keep in mind that we are glad our livelihoods do not depend on a general consensus on our rankings.
Issue: Should lawyers allow their clients to lie?
a. the U.S. Supreme Court
b. a law school professor
c. a political science professor
d. the American Bar Association
e. a practicing defense attorney

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Definitions:

Mean, Median, Mode

Statistical measures where mean is the average of a dataset, median is the middle value, and mode is the most frequently occurring value.

Professionalism

The exhibition of skills, good judgment, and polite behavior expected from a person who is trained to do a job well.

Average Scores

A statistical measure that represents the sum of all values in a set divided by the number of values, often used to find the central tendency of a data set.