Rhetoric, persuasion, and modern legal writing : the pen is mightier / Brian L. Porto.
2020
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Title
Rhetoric, persuasion, and modern legal writing : the pen is mightier / Brian L. Porto.
Imprint
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
The power of rhetoric in Supreme Court opinions
The rhetorical roots of persuasive legal writing
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. : literary lion
Robert H. Jackson : country lawyer with a golden pen
Hugo Black : master of simplicity
William Brennan : bridge-builder
Antonin Scalia : originalist in style too
Rhetoric and the Supreme Court : past, present, and future.
The rhetorical roots of persuasive legal writing
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. : literary lion
Robert H. Jackson : country lawyer with a golden pen
Hugo Black : master of simplicity
William Brennan : bridge-builder
Antonin Scalia : originalist in style too
Rhetoric and the Supreme Court : past, present, and future.
Summary
Focusing on the opinion writing of Justices Holmes, Jackson, Black, Brennan, and Scalia, this book assesses the influence of rhetorical techniques traceable to ancient Greece on some of the most iconic opinions in Supreme Court history.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 13, 2020).
Available in Other Form
Print version: Porto, Brian L. Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing : The Pen Is Mightier. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2020
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Language
English
ISBN
9781498568920 (electronic book)
1498568920 (electronic book)
1498568920 (electronic book)
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