Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing: The Pen Is Mightier - Couverture souple

Porto, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1498568939 ISBN 13 : 9781498568937

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2021

Synopsis

Classical rhetorical techniques can enhance the persuasiveness of Supreme Court opinions by making their language clear, lively, and memorable. This book focuses on three techniques-"invention" (creation of arguments), "arrangement" (organization), and "style" (word choice)-in the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Robert Jackson, Hugo Black, William Brennan, and Antonin Scalia, respectively. The justices featured here contributed to the Court's rhetorical legacy in different ways, but all five rejected the magisterial opinion style of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in favor of a more personal and conversational format. As a result, their opinions have endured, and even modern readers who cannot recall the justices' names understand and embrace the ideas expressed in their legal writings and apply those ideas to current debates. Practicing lawyers, professors, and students can use this book to study legal writing techniques and make their own writing more persuasive.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brian L. Porto is professor of law at Vermont Law School

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498568939
• ISBN 13: 9781498568937
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 209
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