Q11

[lhermary]

Where can I find D?

Thanks

[alex.cheng.2012]

Lines 51-53 contain the sentence that supports the correct answer (D).

Further clarification of what "open texture" means is explained in lines 13-15.

[tommywallach]

A perfect answer from Alex here. Well done, sir!

-t

[mornincounselor]

I couldn't eliminate (D) but I didn't think the passage supported it.

That fourth paragraph says that "it would be absurd to suppose that wherever the meaning of a legal rule is unclear, there is a legal principle with a clear reasoning."

I don't think a correct implication of this is that wherever we have a unclear legal rule we can never have a principle which is more clearly defined. And, if we can atleast have one situation where a legal principle is more illluminating that a legal rule it seems this choice would be an incorrect comparison trap.

Furthermore, it seems (B) is supported, although not explictly by the author, I suppose.

[tommywallach]

If it's not explicitly stated by the author, it's not right! : )

-t