Read: "There is a difference between knowing the law and understanding justice." What is the writer suggesting?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Legal knowledge alone does not give moral insight
- Step 1: The sentence separates technical knowledge from moral understanding. Answer: Legal knowledge alone does not give moral insight. Why not the others: The law is always just and therefore needs no further moral insight, Justice has nothing to do with the law at all and Lawyers are generally unjust in their dealings don't fit.
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