A legal passage argues that "precedent should not be blindly followed." The author's primary purpose is to:

A Argue that all legal precedent is wrong

B Argue that courts should critically evaluate precedent before applying it

C Explain the history of legal precedent

D Describe how precedent is created

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

"Not blindly followed" does not mean rejected entirely — it calls for critical evaluation, not abolition of precedent.

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The correct answer to the question "A legal passage argues that "precedent should not be blindly followed." The author's primary purpose is to:" is Option B: Argue that courts should critically evaluate precedent before applying it.

The other options — A) Argue that all legal precedent is wrong, C) Explain the history of legal precedent, D) Describe how precedent is created — are incorrect for this English question. As explained above: "Not blindly followed" does not mean rejected entirely — it calls for critical evaluation, not abolition of precedent.

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A legal passage argues that "precedent should not be blindly followed." The author's primary purpose is to:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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