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(Not So) Expert Testimony: How Jurors Make Sense of Questionable Science

Jurors often lack the motivation and ability to critically evaluate expert witness testimony, leading them to rely on credibility cues rather than scientific content. The Daubert standard intended to safeguard against junk science is insufficient, as judges themselves struggle to distinguish valid from invalid scientific methodology.

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Summary

Jurors often lack the motivation and ability to critically evaluate expert witness testimony, leading them to rely on credibility cues rather than scientific content. The Daubert standard intended to safeguard against junk science is insufficient, as judges themselves struggle to distinguish valid from invalid scientific methodology.

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jury-consulting · expert-witness · junk-science · daubert-standard · credibility · cognitive-processing · legal-system

Key entities

Daubert standard (concept, 0.98) · need for cognition (concept, 0.9) · junk science (concept, 0.95) · expert witness testimony (concept, 0.97) · jury consulting (concept, 0.85) · information processing (concept, 0.8)

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analysis · language en · status final

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claude-opus-4-6 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 17 Aug 2026