LS II - Week 3 Workshop

True or False: you can omit bad facts from your brief if they do not help your client.

• True

• False

Which of these is more persuasive?

• I shouted "Stop!" at the top of my lungs.

• I told her to stop.

Which of the following are the components of a strong application of law to facts?

• Fact + Inference + Why

• Fact or Inference + Law = Result

• Fact + Critical Language + Why

• Fact + Critical Language + Inference

On a scale of 1-10, a legal writer should place __ amount of emphasis on counter-arguments.

Which of the following is the most persuasive?

• I went to the nearest telephone.

• I immediately marched straight to the nearest telephone.

Which of the following (select all that apply) can create a position of emphasis in your brief?

• Order in which you present the

  application

• Amount of space you devote to using

  different facts

• Placement of information

• Choice of font

True or False? Clichés are critical to strong persuasive writing.

• True

• False

Which of the following (select all that apply) is a way to tackle a counter-argument in your brief?

• Bury them in the middle

• Couch them in a dependent clause

• Avoid placing a spot-light on them

• Never lead with a counter-argument

Rewrite the following paragraph persuasively: The Monroes can likely establish that they openly and notoriously possessed the land at Rural Route 1. When the family arrived in the Spring of 2012, they parked their trailer and began to improve upon the land, treating it as a legal owner would. They mowed along the dirt path, planted fruits and vegetables, built their daughter a playhouse, erected multiple sheds and a chicken coop, and put up a gate at the entrance to the property with the property address painted on it. Regardless of Cunningham’s decision not to go to the land until this year, an ordinarily prudent owner would have seen any one of these improvements and been put on notice that a person, with no legal right to do so, was using the property as their own.