Covering specific strategies and techniques that lawyers can employ to make their writing more persuasive, this text for a first-year legal writing course draws on recent research in cognitive psychology, literary theory, and classical rhetoric. The book begins by examining the functions of literary references in persuasive legal writing and the processes of persuasion recognized in classical rhetoric, then covers stylistic persuasive devices of classical rhetoric and persuasive writing strategies based on principles of psychology. Ethical and moral issues are also discussed. Smith teaches law at Mercer University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Covering specific strategies and techniques that lawyers can employ to make their writing more persuasive, this text for a first-year legal writing course draws on recent research in cognitive psychology, literary theory, and classical rhetoric. The book begins by examining the functions of literary references in persuasive legal writing and the pr
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