Advanced legal writing
Subtitle: theories and strategies in persuasive writing
By: Michael R. Smith.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780735556591
Subjects: Legal composition
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The foundations of persuasion : logos, pathos, and ethos; title: Illustrative narratives in rule-based analysis; title: Creating factor tests; title: Evoking favorable emotions and values; title: Establishing legal plausibility; title: Credible character and good will; title: Evincing intelligence; title: Levels of metaphor in persuasive legal writing; title: Crafting effective metaphors; title: Literary references for nonthematic comparison; title: Literary references for borrowed eloquence; title: Literary references for thematic comparison : summoning dreams and swords; title: Final thoughts on literary references; title: Other figures of speech; title: The ethics and morality of persuasion : justifying the; title: Life of a professional advocate.