Advanced legal writing : theories and strategies in persuasive writing / Michael R. Smith, professor of law, University of Wyoming, College of law.

By: Smith, Michael R, 1961-Material type: TextTextSeries: Aspen coursebook series: Publisher: New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, [2013]Edition: Third editionDescription: xxiv, 389 pages ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781454811169; 1454811161Subject(s): Legal composition | Legal composition | Rechtssprache | Text | SchreibenDDC classification: 808.06/634 LOC classification: KF250 | .S62 2013
Contents:
The foundations of persuasion : logos, pathos, and ethos -- Illustrative narratives in rule-based analysis -- Creating factor tests -- Evoking favorable emotions and values -- Establishing legal plausibility -- Credible character and good will -- Evincing intelligence -- Levels of metaphor in persuasive legal writing -- Crafting effective metaphors -- Literary references for nonthematic comparison -- Literary references for borrowed eloquence -- Literary references for thematic comparison : summoning dreams and swords -- Final thoughts on literary references -- Other figures of speech -- The ethics and morality of persuasion : justifying the life of a professional advocate.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The foundations of persuasion : logos, pathos, and ethos -- Illustrative narratives in rule-based analysis -- Creating factor tests -- Evoking favorable emotions and values -- Establishing legal plausibility -- Credible character and good will -- Evincing intelligence -- Levels of metaphor in persuasive legal writing -- Crafting effective metaphors -- Literary references for nonthematic comparison -- Literary references for borrowed eloquence -- Literary references for thematic comparison : summoning dreams and swords -- Final thoughts on literary references -- Other figures of speech -- The ethics and morality of persuasion : justifying the life of a professional advocate.

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