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While traditional legal theorists argue that the primary purpose of a trial is the discovery of truth, some contemporary scholars suggest that the process serves a more symbolic function: the public reaffirmation of community values. These scholars point to the highly ritualized nature of courtroom proceedings as evidence that the social performance of the law is as significant as its factual outcome.
According to the passage, the contemporary scholars regard courtroom rituals as evidence for which one of the following?
- The ceremonial enactment of legal proceedings carries weight comparable to that of the verdict they produce.
- The factual results of trials have no role to play in the reaffirmation of community values.
- The pursuit of truth has ceased to be an aim of the contemporary legal system.
- Traditional legal theorists have misread the significance of the rituals that pervade trials.
- Community values can be reaffirmed only through the symbolic rituals that accompany a trial.
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