GRE Reading Comprehension: ETS-GRE阅读ETS - 9FE9P5U8T3LQ1JM27

Based on the passage, the author would be most likely to hold which one of the following views about the doctrine of precedent? A. it is the only tool judges should use if they wish to achieve a purely intellectual authority. B. It is a useful tool in theory but in practice it invariably conflicts with the demands of intellectual authority. C. It is a useful tool but lacks intellectual authority unless it is combined with the reconsidering of decisions. D. It is often an unreliable tool because it prevents judges from reconsidering the intellectual authority of past decisions. E. It is an unreliable tool that should be abandoned because it lacks intellectual authority.