Q20

[b91302310]

Could anyone explain where we could get the information that "leading questions are asked prior to the courtroom appearance" in this passage?


Thanks a lot.

[bbirdwell]

Lines 10-17.

[jlz1202]

I narrow down to B and D, could any one analyze why D incorrect? I have locate the corresponding part of D between line 9 and line 12, almost identical, I think it seems generalize the whole passage.

Thanks in advance!

[maryadkins]

(D) is tempting, but wrong for two reasons. (B) more closely captures the focus of the passage, which is about WHY leading questions are so detrimental. The second two paragraphs (about 2/3 of the passage) are about memories and how we store them.

(D) is also problematic in that we're never told it's "virtually impossible" to prevent them--this is too strong. We're told that judges' disallowing them "by no means eliminates the remote effects of earlier leading questions" (line 10), but that's about eliminating effects, not eliminating questions.

[jpchris3]

Quick question: Why is A not correct?

[camerojg]

A makes no mention of leading questions, which are a crucial part of the passage's main point.