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Legal scholars have long insisted that judicial reasoning represents t
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Legal scholars have long insisted that judicial reasoning represents the crowning achievement of disciplined human thought, something categorically apart from the unreflective impulses that guide lower animals; against that backdrop, the notion of a "jurisprudential instinct" carries a distinct air of _______.
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| A. gravity |
| B. incongruity |
| C. urgency | D. reverence | E. banality |
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11 Sep 2026, 10:38
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The sentence sets up a contrast:
Judicial reasoning is described as the highest form of disciplined human thought. “Instinct,” by contrast, suggests something automatic, unreflective, and animal-like. So calling something a “jurisprudential instinct” would seem out of place or contradictory with the idea that legal reasoning is highly disciplined and uniquely human.
That gives the phrase an air of incongruity = something that doesn't fit or seems inconsistent.
Answer: B
The sentence sets up a contrast:
Judicial reasoning is described as the highest form of disciplined human thought. “Instinct,” by contrast, suggests something automatic, unreflective, and animal-like. So calling something a “jurisprudential instinct” would seem out of place or contradictory with the idea that legal reasoning is highly disciplined and uniquely human.
That gives the phrase an air of incongruity = something that doesn't fit or seems inconsistent.
Answer: B
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