Point made: how to write like the nation's top advocates

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Record Type:

Book

Call Number:

KL34.G83 2014

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Publication Date:

2014

Edition:

2nd edition

Author(s):

Guberman, Ross

Subject(s):

Legal composition
Legal briefs - United States.

Table of Contents:

Please see the attached PDF file below for a detailed listing of the table of contentsPart One - The Theme1. Brass Tacks: "Explain who, what, when, where, why, how"2. The Short List: Number your path to victory3. Why Should I Care? : Give the court a...

Please see the attached PDF file below for a detailed listing of the table of contents

Part One - The Theme

1. Brass Tacks: "Explain who, what, when, where, why, how"
2. The Short List: Number your path to victory
3. Why Should I Care? : Give the court a reason to want to find for you
4. Don't Be Fooled : Draw a line in the sand

Part Two - The Tale

5. Panoramic Shot : Set the stage and sound your theme
6. Show, Not Tell : Let choice details speak for themselves
7. Once Upon a Time : Replace dates with phrases that convey a sense of time
8. Headliners : Use headings to break up your fact section and to add persuasive effect
9. Back to Life : Center technical matter on people or entities
10. Poker Face : Concede bad facts, but put them in context
11. End with a Bang : Leave the court with a final image or thought

Part Three - The Meat

12. Russian Doll: Nest your headings and subheadings
13. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose : Argue in the alternative
14. Sneak Preview : Include an umbrella paragraph before your headings and subheadings
15. Wish I Were There : Start each paragraph by answering a question you expect the court to have
16. Sound Off : Start the paragraphs with numbered reasons
17. Long in the Tooth : Say "me too"
18. Peas in a Pod : Link your party with the party in the cited case
19. Mince Their Words : Merge pithy quoted phrases into a sentence about your own case
20. One Up : Claim that the case you're citing applies even more to your own dispute
21. Interception : Claim that a case your opponent cites helps you alone
22. Rebound : "Re-analogize" after the other side tries to distinguish
23. Not Here, Not Now : Lead with the key difference between your opponent's case and your own
24. One Fell Swoop : Distinguish a line of cases all at once
25. Not So Fast : Show that the case doesn't apply as broadly as your opponent suggests
26. Authority Problems : Suggest that the case deserves little respect
27. Ping Me : Introduce your parentheticals with parallel participles
28. Speak for Yourself : Include a single-sentence quotation
29. Hybrid Model : Combine participles and quotations
30. Lead 'Em On : Introduce block quotations by explaining how the language supports your argument
31. Race to the Bottom : Use footnotes only in moderation to address related side points and to add support

Part Four - The Words

32. Zingers : Colorful verbs
33. What a Breeze : Confident tone
34. Manner of Speaking : Figures of speech
35. That Reminds Me : Examples and analogies
36. The Starting Gate : The one-syllable opener
37. Size Matters : The pithy sentence
38. Freight Train : The balanced, elegant long sentence
39. Leading Parts : Two sentences joined as one
40. Talk to Yourself : The rhetorical question
41. Parallel Lives : The parallel construction
42. A Dash of Style : The dash
43. Good Bedfellows : The semicolon
44. Magician's Mark : The colon
45. Take Me by the Hand : Logical connectors
46. Bridge the Gap : Linked paragraphs
47. Join My Table : Tables and charts
48. Bullet Proof : Bullet points and lists

Part Five - The Close

49. Parting Thought : End the argument with a provocative quotation or pithy thought
50. Wrap-Up : Recast your main points in a separate conclusion

Appendices

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Attached Documents:

Point Made Table of Contents.pdf

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