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Tag: Analogies anecdotes

The Problem with Problems.

So do you want to know what the problem is with problems? Most people are like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand in fear of what they might see. We all have a tendency to ignore our problems and procrastinate. This is fatal thinking or à total lack of thinking. Instead of waiting →

closing arguments, Direct examination, dos and don’ts, Evidence, Jury Selection, mock trial, Trial Advocacy

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ad hominem, Adversarial system, advocacy, analogies, Analogies anecdotes, apologies, challenges for cause, character, Closing argument, Evidence (law)

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Sep 30, 2015
Closing Argument: Begin Strong, End Stronger and Sock It to Them!

As far as I am concerned, when it comes to your closing argument, you want to begin strong and end strong. You are the director, producer and central author of the closing argument. Syd Field is the author of a number of books on screenwriting. His principles have equal application to the formulation of a closing →

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Adversarial system, advocacy, analogies, Analogies anecdotes, analogy, Closing argument, Gerry Spence

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Sep 4, 2015
Closing with Style

Style and Delivery As mentioned in my last post, there are a number of great sources worth consulting for purposes of delivering a closing argument. On that is particularly appropriate is the a speech book called, Speak Like Churchill Stand Like Lincoln by James Humes. Here are a few short comments on this topic: Tone →

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“reply letter doctrine”, advocacy, analogies, Analogies anecdotes, mock trial, mock trial competition, mock trial team, Parables; analogies; fables; storytelling; closing arguments, quotes, style and delivery

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Jun 17, 2015
“A Tail Isn’t a Leg” Analogy – Saying its So, Doesn’t Make It So

Ever have an attorney argue a question of law or fact which just was not so. Some people believe if they say something loud and frequently enough, it makes it so. Abraham Lincoln had a pretty clever way of dealing with such tactics. On one occasion, Abraham Lincoln, as a young trial lawyer in Illinois, →

closing arguments

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Analogies anecdotes

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May 7, 2013