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<p>With a practical focus on persuasive writing strategy, <b>Michael R. Smith</b> identifies and explores three processes of persuasive writing-logos, pathos, and ethos-and provides a thorough introduction to the elements of rhetorical style.</p><p><b>Using detailed how-to guides and plenty of examples, the authorâs distinctive approach to persuasive writing examines:</b></p><ul><li><b>technical aspects of rhetorical style:</b> metaphor, literary allusion, figures of speech, and graphic design</li><li><b>three basic processes of persuasive legal writing strategy:</b> <ul><li><b>Logos:</b> logic and rational argument</li><li><b>Pathos:</b> value-based argument</li><li><b>Ethos:</b> establishing credibility</li></ul></li><li><b>interdisciplinary contributions to persuasive writing</b> from fields such as cognitive psychology, classical rhetoric, and morality theory</li><li><b>effective strategies that extend beyond the trial or appellate brief</b> to a broad range of documents and settings</li></ul><p><b>In the Second Edition, the reader will find:</b></p><ul><li><b>a new organization that puts a greater emphasis on practice</b> and relatively less on theory for each of the three p

Author

Smith, Michael R., 1961-

Publisher

New York: Aspen Publishers ; Austin: Wolters Kluwer Law and Business

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780735556591

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Law, Humanities