Question

Sloane Benedict is a trial lawyer. Most people enlist her services when they need a defense lawyer for court. Currently, her client Mr. Colin Fabrow has been sued by a customer who went into Mr. Fabrow's store and slipped on the wet floor. The customer says he is in a lot of pain because of Mr. Fabrow, so he is suing him. Sloane's job is to convince the jury in the case that Mr. Fabrow is not to blame. How should Sloane address the jury?
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A)as if she wanted to treat the jury with respect
B)as if she were talking to a group of close friends
C)as if she already knew the decison of the jury
D)as if she were talking to the jury on the phone

Answer 1

As a trial lawyer, Sloane should try her best to get the jury's favor for herself and for her client. This is especially important in a case like this, where her client looks bad coming right out the gate (presumably, Mr. Fabrow bears some responsibility for the defendant's injury).

Therefore, she should treat the jury with respect (A).

The other choices: B) doesn't work, she wouldn't address them as friends because they're not friends, and treating them that way would be too casual/disrespectful. C) would make her look arrogant if she assumes the jury will decide in her client's favor, or defeatist if she assumes the jury will decide against her client, and D) doesn't make any sense, she's right in front of them, not on the phone.