Legal argument : the structure and language of effective advocacy
Title:
Legal argument : the structure and language of effective advocacy
Author:
Gardner, James A., 1959- author.
ISBN:
9781531017279
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Edition:
Third edition.
Physical Description:
xxiii, 225 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Part I: The basic method -- The syllogism model -- Determining your conclusion from your position -- Building the premises -- Grounding the premises -- Part II: Elements of persuasive legal argument -- Read to build -- The major premise -- The minor premise -- Summary of the method -- Part III: Putting it all together -- Building a complete argument -- Part IV: Writing a legal argument -- Don't forget the story -- Common problems of written legal advocacy and how to avoid them -- Part V: Advanced techniques of persuasive legal argument -- 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.
Abstract:
"This book is a full-featured guide designed primarily for law students in research, writing, analysis and trial advocacy classes and moot court programs. Inside you'll find detailed explanations of how lawyers construct legal arguments and practical guidelines to the process of molding the raw materials of litigation-cases, statutes, testimony, documents, common sense-into instruments of persuasive advocacy. You'll also find writing guidelines that show you how to present a well-constructed legal argument in writing in a way that legal decision makers will find persuasive. The centerpiece of this indispensable work is its syllogism-based step-by-step method, designed to walk the advocate through the process of crafting a winning argument"-- Provided by publisher.
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