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Cognitive Behavioural Rhetoric for Legal Advocacy

PS205
Module 2: Forensic Rhetoric and Classical Structure
3 Lessons

Classical forensic rhetoric as a structure for submissions, speeches, presentations and client advice.

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Forensic Rhetoric and Classical Structure

1

Ethos, Pathos and Logos in Legal Speaking

Understand how credibility, emotion and logic work together to persuade, and how to deploy them deliberately in legal presentations, client meetings and advocacy.

25 min
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2

Openings and Closings That the Listener Remembers

You will understand why classical rhetoric places disproportionate weight on first and last moments, and how to construct openings and closings that lodge themselves in your listener's mind and move them to action.

25 min
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3

Classical Structure for Client Meetings and Briefings

You will learn how to compress classical forensic rhetoric into the time and constraints of real client meetings, short briefings and urgent advice, and why this structure builds clarity and trust under pressure.

25 min
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