Counteranalysis is important because:
A. An attorney has an ethical duty to disclose legal authority adverse to the position of his or her client that is not disclosed by the opposing counsel
B. Research and analysis are not complete unless all sides of an issue and all legal arguments have been considered
C. It is important to locate and disclose adverse authority in order to maintain credibility with your supervisor
D. If you have identified and addressed adverse authority in a legal brief is submitted to a court, you have an opportunity to soften the adverse authority's impact by discrediting or distinguishing it
E. All of the above
F. Answers a, b, and c above
G. Answers a, b, and d above
Answer: E
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