John is a 16-year-old high school student, and member of the debate team. Martin is a 25-year-old recent college graduate. Which young man is more likely to make this statement: "Whether a person is mentally ill should not be considered when sentencing someone who has committed a murder."

John, the 16-year-old high school student is more likely to make that statement.

The reason why is because it is a well-known fact in academic disciplines such as criminology, psychology, psychiatry, and law, that mental illness is an important factor to consider when sentencing someone who has committed a murder.

Martin, the 25-year-old recent college graduate student likely knows this fact.

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the answer is sizes.