Question

practice questions - argument and specific claims
question id : 91544
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from justice stevenss dissent from the supreme courts decision in the 2000 bush vs. gore case:
\it is confidence in the men and women who administer the judicial system that is the true backbone of the rule of law. time will one day heal the wound to that confidence that will be inflicted by todays decision. one thing, however, is certain. although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this years presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. it is the nations confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.\
justice stevens implies that
a americans are in agreement on the \bush vs gore\ case.

b americans are tired of this case, and want to see things resolved.

c thanks to the courts decision, a divided nation has once more been united.

d thanks to the courts decision, americans have lost trust in judges to act impartially.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The passage doesn't suggest Americans are in agreement about the case. The dissent implies the decision may have caused issues, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: There's no mention of Americans being tired or wanting resolution in the given quote. So B is incorrect.
• Option C: The quote talks about a wound to confidence, not uniting the nation. So C is incorrect.
• Option D: The quote says "Time will one day heal the wound to that confidence that will be inflicted by today’s decision" and refers to the nation’s confidence in judges as impartial guardians. This implies the court’s decision caused a loss of trust in judges’ impartiality, so D matches the implication.

Answer:

D. Thanks to the court's decision, Americans have lost trust in judges to act impartially.