With the premise 'As Russell points out, some 400,000 legal aid cases go unassisted each year.', is 'A lot of legal aid cases go unassisted each year, so this needs to be fixed.' simply an unrelated statement?
As Russell points out, some 400,000 legal aid cases go unassisted each year.###A lot of legal aid cases go unassisted each year, so this needs to be fixed.