The Smiths, an affluent family, own a hospitality chain called Smith Hotels Inc. When a lawsuit was filed against the hotel for serving stale food to its guests, the managers of the hotel decided to hire a lawyer who practices in an adversary system. How is this situation advantageous to Smith Hotels Inc.?
A) The system makes it easier for a biased judge to control the outcome of a case.
B) The wealthy can hire better lawyers as the system does not work when the opposing lawyers are of unequal skill.
C) The system lays emphasis on the competition to win which discourages overstatement of the truth.
D) The adversary system resents the idea that truth is best discovered through the presentation of competing ideas.
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