Which statement, if true, would reduce the credibility of this source?
It is clear that the current U.S. legal system is biased toward wealthy
people. Rich people and huge corporations can pay for entire teams of lawyers to help them escape punishment even when they have committed terrible crimes. Though the government provides lawyers free of charge to people who cannot afford them, these lawyers are often overworked and unable to mount a high-quality legal defense. The best solution to this problem is to make all lawyers government employees. The government would assign them their clients instead of letting them work for whoever pays the most money. This would make the system fairer while also increasing the average pay for all lawyers and reducing the number of lawsuits filed each year.
A. The author is a high school freshman writing for a school
newspaper.
B. The author is a lawyer with a history of working for the
government.
C. The author is a former judge and an expert on legal policy.
D. The author is an economist specializing in court costs.
