One could begin to identify her own specific position among the steps towards artist. Second, regarding the teaching goals of the substantive law, the rules were utilized merely as a baseline tool with the intent to weave an intricate pattern of how to think of evidence as applied. The broad theme of evidence as a product of interdependent steps clearly emerged. The process begins with how one tells the story. How one tells the story depends upon the character of the storyteller.
Character depends upon the premise or baseline of where one started from the truth.
One began to consider her own character and its potential effect upon a given story. As well, within the process of telling one s story, the crucial role of the judge became apparent. The judge serves as the paradigmatic gatekeeper of the persuasion tools, the specific pieces of evidence. She is the ultimate arbitrator between the law and underlying parties perceptions. Although the truth lies in the past, the interaction of various mediums of interpretation permit one to serve as pseudo-juror in evaluating the ultimate interpretation of the truth.