Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing - Brian L. Porto

Rhetoric, Persuasion, and Modern Legal Writing

The Pen Is Mightier

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
210 Seiten
2021
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-6893-7 (ISBN)
43,65 inkl. MwSt
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.
Classical rhetorical techniques can enhance the persuasiveness of Supreme Court opinions by making their language clear, lively, and memorable. This book focuses on three techniques—“invention” (creation of arguments), “arrangement” (organization), and “style” (word choice)—in the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Robert Jackson, Hugo Black, William Brennan, and Antonin Scalia, respectively. The justices featured here contributed to the Court’s rhetorical legacy in different ways, but all five rejected the magisterial opinion style of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in favor of a more personal and conversational format. As a result, their opinions have endured, and even modern readers who cannot recall the justices’ names understand and embrace the ideas expressed in their legal writings and apply those ideas to current debates. Practicing lawyers, professors, and students can use this book to study legal writing techniques and make their own writing more persuasive.

Brian L. Porto is professor of law at Vermont Law School

Chapter One: The Power Of Rhetoric In Supreme Court Opinions

Chapter Two: The Rhetorical Roots of Persuasive Legal Writing

Chapter Three: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Literary Lion

Chapter Four: Robert Jackson: Country Lawyer with A Golden Pen

Chapter Five: Hugo Black: Master Of Simplicity

Chapter Six: William Brennan: Bridge-Builder

Chapter Seven: Antonin Scalia: Originalist in Style Too

Chapter Eight: Rhetoric And The Supreme Court: Past, Present, And Future

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 154 x 218 mm
Gewicht 322 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht Berufs-/Gebührenrecht
ISBN-10 1-4985-6893-9 / 1498568939
ISBN-13 978-1-4985-6893-7 / 9781498568937
Zustand Neuware
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