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Scalia, Antonin.

Making your case : the art of persuading judges / Antonin Scalia & Bryan A. Garner. - St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, 2008. - xxiv, 245 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.

General principles of argumentation -- Legal reasoning -- Briefing -- Oral argument.

Presents the basics of writing legal briefs and giving oral arguments, with discussions on the essentials of building a case through legal reasoning and the key elements of persuasive and successful oral pleading in the courtroom.

ISBN: 0314184716 9780314184719

Standard No.: VN298148

Source: West Group, Credit Order Processing 620 Opperman Dr Po Box 64833, Saint Paul, MN, USA, 55164, (651)6876849 SAN 202-9618

LCCN: 2008277152

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8A4565 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014706571 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--Methodology.--United States
Appellate procedure--United States.
Oral pleading--United States.
Legal composition.
Forensic oratory.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Theory and methodology of law.
Droit.
Discours.
Avocats.
Juges.
Expression ecrite.
Expression orale.
Protection juridique.
Appellate procedure.
Forensic oratory.
Law--Methodology.
Legal composition.
Oral pleading.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Verhandlungsf�uhrung
Psychologie
Rhetoric.
Lawyers.
United States of America.
Supreme court.
Lawyers.
Appeal.
Pleadings.
Legal reasoning.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Educational tools (form)

LC Class. No.: KF8870 / .S23 2008