Question

to invoke alien law when it agrees with one’s own thinking, and ignore it otherwise, is not reasoned decision - making, but sophistry.
a) no change
b) to invoke alien law, and ignore it otherwise, is not reasoned decision - making, but sophistry, when it agrees with one’s own thinking.
c) to invoke alien law is but sophistry when it agrees with one’s own thinking, and is but reasoned decision - making to ignore it otherwise.
d) to invoke alien law when it agrees, and ignore it otherwise, is not reasoned decision - making, but sophistry with one’s own thinking.

1. which of the following best matches the tone of the passage?

honestly, most of us can’t even read the language in which laws and rulings are written beyond the common law world.
a) no change
b) nor is a preponderance of migrated commonly adopt in the tongues that gone into legislation and adjudications beyond the purview of our common law heritage.
c) most of us even understand the language in which laws and judgments outside the common law realm are been set.
d) not many of us can actually decipher the legalese in which legislation with which it not common law systems are written has old - fashioned.

Explanation:

For Question 77:

The original sentence has a flawed structure that misplaces the critical description "but sophistry". Option C rearranges the phrasing to correctly place the condemnation of selective use of foreign law as "sophistry" while clearly stating the problematic action, matching the critical, precise tone of the passage's argument against arbitrary use of foreign legal opinions.

The passage argues against U.S. judges using foreign law, with Judge Posner noting most judges lack understanding of non-common law systems. Option D directly reflects this core claim about judges' limited comprehension of foreign legal language and systems, matching the passage's critical, factual tone.

Answer:

C) To invoke alien law is but sophistry when it agrees with one's own thinking, and is not reasoned decision-making to ignore it otherwise.

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