B) polishing grammar and style since these affect credibility
No, Lay testimony is the evidence brought in light by the witness who is not an expert but can testify to interferences and opinions.
Lay opinion testimony is admissible as long as it helps as a factfinder and rationally depends on the personal perceptions. Lay witness’ opinions are often more helpful than the other raw data which form the base of the belief.
Lay opinion testimony refers to evidence given by a witness who is not qualified as an expert but who testifies to opinions or inferences. For example, a testimony showing a person was “angry” or “ excited” is more convincing and understandable compared to a lengthy, physical description of the man’s outward expression.
The law as stated in the book(decree/act) is known the following:
USCS Fed Rules Evid R 701. Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses.
Additionally, it is limited to opinions which are rational, helpful and not based on specific knowledge under Rule 702.
In the criminal justice system there’s a lot of racial disparity. Basically minorities get treated unfairly and they commonly get harsh punishments. (racism)
Main Idea
The first place to start is with your main idea. The main idea is the key concept being expressed or examined. Putting this in our movie frame of reference, the main idea would be the broad context on what the movie is about, or the genre in which the movie will be viewed. Is it a romantic comedy about high school sweethearts? Maybe it's a historical drama about the Battle of Waterloo or the sinking of the Titanic. The main idea is the overall gist of what the piece will be dealing with as a whole.
Thesis Statements
Okay, so now that we have the main idea, we need to prepare ourselves to clearly explain it to our audience, the reader. What we need is a thesis statement! A thesis statement is a one- or two-sentence condensation of your argument or analysis that will follow in your writing. The thesis statement is our narrowing of our overall main idea.
Moving along with our movie idea, let's say our main idea is a romantic comedy about two high school sweethearts. While that helps narrow things a bit from the entire genre of romantic comedy, it doesn't really help give us the detail we need to truly understand what is unique about our movie. However, I can add the thesis statement