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When science finally locates the center of the universe, some people will be surprised to learn they’re not it. ~Bernard Bailey
“the work of the lawyer is to argue about and determine what the applicable law is, what the facts are, and how the facts fit into the applicable law.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“Law is important because it establishes the terms under which the state will apply its force—by which society has agreed through the state and the law how the coercive power of the state can be used.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“Law is important because, in a society based on the rule of law, it channels the force of the state.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“By making the weaker argument in this sense appear the stronger, lawyers or other sophists may subvert first principles, truth, or public policy.”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
“Therefore, we need a different definition of strength than mere persuasiveness. The true stronger argument is the argument that meets some objective test of strength, and that should win. But,”
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
― The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win
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