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May 2007
The Ethics of Rhetoric: Skills for Becoming a More Formidable and Credible Advocate
Program Highlights
- Plato's The Gorgias addressing the 'false' art of rhetoric and the search for truth
- The evolution of rhetoric from Aristotle's Academy to Descartes to the 10th Circuit
- How effective advocacy burns the fog of rhetorical jargon
- How to measure the ethical content of your words
- How rhetoric affects outcome
- How Aristotle's model for persuasion will enhance your credibility and effectiveness
- How to avoid and how to detect false logic, false analogies and false comparisons
- How modern rhetoric diminishes advocacy
- How to exploit an opponent's unethical rhetoric
Materials will include:
- Current Research on Permissible and Abusive Rhetoric
- An Analytical Model for Measuring the Ethical Content of Speech and Writing
- Articles on Rhetoric
- An Outline of Categories of Rhetoric
Program Description
This Program is recommended for prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers, for lawyers engaged in trial work and for lawyers desiring to enhance the persuasiveness of their negotiating and writing skills.
Presented by The Honorable John L. Kane, Senior Judge, United States District Court and Michael G, Sabbeth, Michael G. Sabbeth, Esq.
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $95.00 USD
- Member Price $75.00 USD
- General Credits
- Ethics Credits
- EDI Credits