Legal scholar: A lawyer must not acquire literary or media rights to a story based substantially on information relating to...
GMAT Two Part Analysis : (TPA) Questions
Legal scholar: A lawyer must not acquire literary or media rights to a story based substantially on information relating to the lawyer's representation of a client. However, a lawyer may acquire such rights after the client's legal matter is concluded. The rationale behind this rule is that the client's interest in effective representation may conflict with the lawyer's interest in maximizing the value of the literary or media rights. For instance, the lawyer might conduct the client's criminal trial in a sensational, dramatic manner simply to pump up public interest in the client's story.
Therefore, the rights of a lawyer to obtain literary or media rights are 1_ in order to ensure that the client's legal representation is 2_. Select for 1 and for 2 the options that most logically complete the legal scholar's argument, according to the information provided.
Phase 1: Owning the Dataset
Argument Analysis Table
| Passage Statement | Analysis & Implications |
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| "A lawyer must not acquire literary or media rights to a story based substantially on information relating to the lawyer's representation of a client" |
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| "However, a lawyer may acquire such rights after the client's legal matter is concluded" |
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| "The rationale behind this rule is that the client's interest in effective representation may conflict with the lawyer's interest in maximizing the value of the literary or media rights" |
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| "For instance, the lawyer might conduct the client's criminal trial in a sensational, dramatic manner simply to pump up public interest" |
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Key Patterns Identified
- Temporal restriction: Rights prohibited during representation, allowed after
- Purpose: Preventing conflict between financial interests and client interests
- Quality concern: Ensuring representation remains effective, not sensational
- Not elimination: Rights still exist, just restricted in timing
Phase 2: Question Analysis & Prethinking
Understanding Each Part
- Part 1 Focus: What happens to the lawyer's rights to obtain literary/media rights?
- Part 2 Focus: What quality of legal representation is being ensured?
- Relationship: Part 1 (the restriction) serves the purpose of Part 2 (the desired outcome)
Valid Inferences
- For Part 1: The rights are restricted (not eliminated) - they exist but with timing limitations
- For Part 2: The representation is kept effective (not sensational) - this is the explicit goal
Phase 3: Answer Choice Evaluation
Examining Each Option:
"rational"
- What it claims: Something is logical/reasonable
- Fact Support: No direct support for this characterization
- Part Suitability: Doesn't fit either part well
"effective"
- What it claims: Something achieves its intended purpose well
- Fact Support: Passage explicitly mentions "effective representation" as the goal
- Part Suitability: Perfect for Part 2 - this is what the rule ensures
"eliminated"
- What it claims: Something is completely removed
- Fact Support: Contradicted by "may acquire such rights after"
- Part Suitability: Too strong for Part 1 - rights aren't eliminated, just restricted
"restricted"
- What it claims: Something is limited but not eliminated
- Fact Support: Perfect match - can't acquire during, can acquire after
- Part Suitability: Ideal for Part 1 - accurately describes the limitation
"sensational"
- What it claims: Something is dramatic/attention-grabbing
- Fact Support: Mentioned as the negative outcome to avoid
- Part Suitability: Opposite of what we want for Part 2
Answer Selection
- Part 1: "restricted" - The rights are limited by timing, not eliminated
- Part 2: "effective" - This is the explicit goal of the restriction
Verification
The complete statement reads: "Therefore, the rights of a lawyer to obtain literary or media rights are restricted in order to ensure that the client's legal representation is effective."
This perfectly captures:
- The temporal limitation (not during, but after representation)
- The purpose (preventing sensational representation in favor of effective representation)
- The logical flow from the passage facts