Smith, Michael R. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> At head of title: Aspen Publishers. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780735556591 0735556598 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008029710 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Legal composition
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 250  / .S62 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.06634