Bishop Stuart University Catalog

Legal argument :

Gardner, James A., 1959-

Legal argument : the structure and language of effective advocacy / James A. Gardner. - Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, c2007. - xvii, 169 p. ; 25 cm.

The syllogism model -- Determining your conclusion from your position -- Building the premises -- Grounding the premises -- The major premise -- The minor premise -- Summary of the method -- Building a complete argument -- Introduction to writing arguments -- Writing a legal argument -- Common problems of written legal advocacy and how to avoid them -- Special problems of legal advocacy -- Responding to arguments -- Common tactics and rhetorical techniques of effective written advocacy -- Professionalism in advocacy -- The ethical limits of argument.

9781422418208 (perfect bound)

2007044440


Trial practice--United States.
Communication in law--United States.


Law

KF8915 / .G28 2007

347.73GAR

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