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US Documents and argumentation
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- 1Constitution of the United StatesA living document
- 2Legal ReasoningIn legal writing, it is not enough for an argument to “make sense” or “get the point across.” A legal argument must exhibit what is called “pristine logic” by adhering to the form of the logic syllogism. A syllogism consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
- 3Major PremiseStates a general rule; in a legal argument it is generally a statement of law.
- 4Minor Premisemakes a factual assertion about a particular person or thing or group of persons or things; in legal arguments, this is a statement of fact.
- 5ConclusionConnects the particular statement in the minor premise with the general one in the major premise, and tells how the general rule applies to the facts at hand; in legal arguments, this is called applying the law to the facts.
- 6Dissentis an opinion in a legal case written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.
- 7Separation of PowersLegislative Branch: creates laws
Executive Branch: laws are executed
Judicial Branch: tries all cases that fall under the constitution
Relay Race
- 8Syllogismhas three parts: major premise, minor premise, and conclusion. Each part is composed of two categorical terms (terms that denote categories; such as birds, animals, etc.)
- 9Rhetorical DeviceWords used in a certain way, to convey meaning or to persuade. It can also be a technique to evoke an emotion on the part of the reader or audience.
- 10EthosPersuasion through moral character.
- 11PathosAppeal to emotion. Stops person from thinking and start feeling. (animals will be affected).
- 12LogosAppealing to your reader through the use of clear and concise terms. Persuasion using logic and reason.
- 13Declaration of IndependenceThe formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the freedom of the 13 colonies from Great Britain.
- 14Arugument1) a spoken, written, or visual text that expresses a point of view 2) the use of evidence and reason to discover some version of the truth, as distinct from persuasion, the attempt to change someone else’s point of view
- 15Appeals to the audienceDescribes how the write or speaker accomplishes his/her aims (e.g., to persuade readers and/or listeners to a course of action based on a common search for truth) (ethos, logos, pathos)
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