In _Point Taken_, Ross Guberman delves into the work of the best
judicial opinion-writers and offers a step-by-step method based on
practical and provocative examples. Featuring numerous cases and
opinions from 34 esteemed judges - from Learned Hand to Antonin Scalia
- _Point Taken_, explores what it takes to turn "great judicial
writing" into "great writing".Guberman provides a system for crafting
effective and efficient openings to set the stage, covering the pros
and cons of whether to resolve legal issues up front and whether to
sacrifice taut syllogistic openings in the name of richness and
nuance. Guberman offers strategies for pruning clutter, adding
background, emphasizing key points, adopting a narrative voice, and
guiding the reader through visual cues. The structure and flow of the
legal analysis is targeted through a host of techniques for organizing
the discussion at the macro level, using headings, marshaling
authorities, including or avoiding footnotes, and finessing
transitions. Guberman shares his style "Must Haves", a bounty of edits
at the word and sentence level that add punch and interest, and that
make opinions more vivid, varied, confident, and enjoyable. He also
outlines his style "Nice to Haves", metaphors, similes, examples,
analogies, allusions, and rhetorical figures. Finally, he addresses
the thorny problem of dissents, extracting the best practices for
dissents based on facts, doctrine, or policy. The appendix provides a
helpful checklist of practice pointers along with biographies of the
34 featured judges.
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ISBN
9780190268602
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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