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According to the videos this week, what happens the more times you use AND as a connector?
Your search returns more results
The algorithm can become confused between the terms used
Westlaw will only use the first two terms
Your search returns fewer results
2
Where will the following search string search for the word "Jordan"?
only in paragraphs that contain all other relevant terms
only within the same sentence as the term "privacy"
anywhere within an opinion containing the other terms
Within the same sentence as "privacy" and same paragraph as "tort"
3
Which command will be executed 1st in the search string "(slip OR fall) AND (business premises) AND (icy OR slippery)"?
slip OR fall
icy OR slippery
Database will return all possible permutations
business premises
4
According to the readings, which of these might be a good place to start researching an unfamiliar legal topic?
Statutes covering the topic
A secondary source
Any executive orders on analogous facts
Cases deciding similar issues
5
Using natural language searches, what proportion of returns can be expected to be the same across platforms?
75%
40%
25%
7%
6
What type of term defines relationships within a certain number of words, a sentence or a paragraph?
Syntax
Taxonomy
Proximity connector
Search string
7
According to Gilbert's, what is a good way to keep updated on important issues of law you've researched?
WestSearch and Lexis Advance
Subscribing to Secondary Newsletters
Citators
Lexis Alerts and KeyCite Alerts
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What is the most dangerous connector, according to the Quimbee videos?
/N
OR
AND
NOT
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According to the LibGuide, % is another way to use the AND connector in a search string.
False
True
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Why is NOT the most dangerous term?
Because not all legal platforms use the term in the same way
Because it is confused with BUT NOT
Because it narrows search results
Because judges often discuss ancillary issues in dicta.
