What does 'sentimental' suggest about those the author mentions at the end?
A right that cannot be afforded is a courtesy, not a right. When legal aid is cut so that tenants facing eviction or parents contesting custody must represent themselves, the court system continues to operate, but its procedures were built for people with training. Judges report that unrepresented litigants take longer to hear, so the saving to the legal aid budget is partly spent in extra courtroom time. This argument from cost is not the strongest; the strongest is simply that justice that depends on wealth is not justice. Still, it is worth making, because it speaks to those who would otherwise dismiss the principle as sentimental.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. They would consider an argument from principle to be driven by feeling rather than practical reasoning
- Step 1: The author says the cost argument speaks to those who would 'otherwise dismiss the principle as sentimental'.
- Step 2: So they see principle as emotional and respond to practical arguments.
Answer
They would consider an argument from principle to be driven by feeling rather than practical reasoning.
Why not the others: Nothing is said of their personal experience, profession or rejection of cost.
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