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Figure 2.2: characteristics of legal language Many characteristics of legal language have their roots in the historical origins of legal procedure and it is now difficult to provide rational justification for them. They have become fossils, indicators of historical development. Other characteristics remain as justifiable attempts to reach precision in language usage. Lawyers want to be able to use a distinctive language that is precise, brief, intelligible and durable, but of course, they fail. Failure is inevitable. Lawyers are particularly reliant on being able to persuade by argument. Argumentation will be considered in Chapter 7. It is useful now, however, to spend a little time considering language as used for the purposes of persuasion. 2.5.2 The persuasive power of language: political and legal rhetoric Rhetoric was defined by Aristotle as the universal art of persuasion and, before him, Plato called it in typically sexist form:
DOI link for Figure 2.2: characteristics of legal language Many characteristics of legal language have their roots in the historical origins of legal procedure and it is now difficult to provide rational justification for them. They have become fossils, indicators of historical development. Other characteristics remain as justifiable attempts to reach precision in language usage. Lawyers want to be able to use a distinctive language that is precise, brief, intelligible and durable, but of course, they fail. Failure is inevitable. Lawyers are particularly reliant on being able to persuade by argument. Argumentation will be considered in Chapter 7. It is useful now, however, to spend a little time considering language as used for the purposes of persuasion. 2.5.2 The persuasive power of language: political and legal rhetoric Rhetoric was defined by Aristotle as the universal art of persuasion and, before him, Plato called it in typically sexist form:
Figure 2.2: characteristics of legal language Many characteristics of legal language have their roots in the historical origins of legal procedure and it is now difficult to provide rational justification for them. They have become fossils, indicators of historical development. Other characteristics remain as justifiable attempts to reach precision in language usage. Lawyers want to be able to use a distinctive language that is precise, brief, intelligible and durable, but of course, they fail. Failure is inevitable. Lawyers are particularly reliant on being able to persuade by argument. Argumentation will be considered in Chapter 7. It is useful now, however, to spend a little time considering language as used for the purposes of persuasion. 2.5.2 The persuasive power of language: political and legal rhetoric Rhetoric was defined by Aristotle as the universal art of persuasion and, before him, Plato called it in typically sexist form:
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Many characteristics of legal language have their roots in the historical origins of legal procedure and it is now difficult to provide rational justification for them. They have become fossils, indicators of historical development. Other characteristics remain as justifiable attempts to reach precision in language usage.
