November 19, 2015
Persuasion and Argument
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
The point of courtroom advocacy is to persuade. Persuasion and argument are not the same thing, although of course the right argument can help persuade. Every trial lawyer should be focused on trying to persuade the jury — not “arguing” the case (or, for that matter, arguing with the other side, the witnesses or anyone else.)
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