Legal argument : the structure and language of effective advocacy / James A. Gardner.
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TextPublication details: Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, c2007Description: xvii, 169 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781422418208 (perfect bound)Subject(s): Trial practice -- United States | Communication in law -- United States | LawDDC classification: 347.73GAR LOC classification: KF8915 | .G28 2007Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
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.
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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.
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