ParadoxDiff: Hard

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Passage Summary: In a study, witnesses were first pushed to lie by one lawyer and then encouraged to fix those lies by a second lawyer. Surprisingly, the people who were the most accurate during the first round were the least accurate during the second round.

Reasoning: No reasoning provided.

Analysis: We are looking for a reason why the most 'honest' witnesses in the first round became the most 'inaccurate' in the second. It is a strange inverse relationship. Perhaps the witnesses who resisted the first lawyer's influence were simply more stubborn about their initial testimony, making them less likely to accept corrections—even valid ones—from the second lawyer. Look for an answer that explains why being accurate initially might lead to a failure to correct details later.

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21.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent conflict in the results concerning the witnesses who gave testimony containing fewer inaccurate details during the first lawyer's questioning?

Correct Answer
C
Being less influenced by the nature of questioning reconciles both findings: they resisted the initial lawyer’s misleading tactics (fewer inaccuracies) but also resisted the cross-examiner’s corrective prompts (so others surpassed them in accuracy by changing their answers).
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