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Smith, Michael R.

Advanced legal writing theories and strategies in persuasive writing Michael R. Smith. - 2nd ed. - Austin Wolters Kluwer Law & Business c2008. - xxvi, 388 p. 26 cm.

At head of title: Aspen Publishers.

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.

ISBN: 9780735556591 0735556598

LCCN: 2008029710

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Legal composition

LC Class. No.: KF 250 / .S62 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 808/.06634