What I teach Harvard Law School students about the importance of opening arguments and how a majority of jurors make up their minds about a case after hearing them.
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In criminal trials, a majority of jurors make up their minds about a case after hearing the opening arguments from lawyers.
Cognitive scientists are investigating the ways relative factors like new options and the order they’re presented influence your choices and beliefs.
