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Question #: 142
Topic #: 1
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Raymond Burr played the role of lawyer Perry Mason on television. Burr's death in 1993 prompted a prominent lawyer to say "Although not a lawyer, Mr. Burr strove for such authenticity that we feel as if we lost one of our own," This comment from a prestigious attorney provides appalling evidence that, in the face of television, even some legal professionals are losing their ability to distinguish fiction from reality.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument

  • A. takes the views of one lawyer to represent the views of all lawyers
  • B. criticizes the lawyer rather than the lawyer's statement
  • C. presumes that the lawyer is qualified to evaluate the performance of an actor
  • D. focuses on a famous actor's portrayal of a lawyer rather than on the usual way in which lawyers are portrayed on television
  • E. ignores the part of the lawyer's remark that indicates an awareness of the difference between reality and fiction
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Suggested Answer: E 🗳️
"Ironside" makes his debut in this one. Is it art imitating life or life imitating art?—a common theme of the late 20th century. Here we have such a realistic TV portrayal of a lawyer that a "real-life" lawyer laments the death of the actor as the loss of "one of our own." The author is quick to deride the lawyer’s sense of reality, citing her comment as "appalling evidence "that the influence of television has caused even professionals to lose the ability to distinguish fiction from reality. Aware from the stem that the reasoning in the passage is flawed, perhaps you were able to prephrase the problem with this logic: The author readily admits that Raymond Burr was not a lawyer, but rather an actor who played a lawyer with great authenticity. So even if the lawyers lament is a bit silly and melodramatic, the author cannot accuse her of mistaking fiction for reality. As E. puts it, the author ignores the part of the lawyers statement that would clearly forestall this critique.
by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 1:28 p.m.

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