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Rhetoric and Law : A Mosaic / Elizabeth C. ("Beth") Britt and Brian N. Larson-- The Ethos of Originalism / Mark A. Hannah and Francis J. Mootz III -- The Role of Tradition in Classical and Contemporary Argument / Vasileios Adamidis and Laura Webb -- Practical Reason in Peril : From Cicero to Texas Health Presbyterian / Brian N. Larson -- Deciphering Dobbs : Syllogism and Enthymeme in Contemporary Legal Discourse / Susan Tanner -- Eradicating Ethos : Language, Circumstances, and Locke's Empirical Language Ideology in the Anglo-American Hearsay Principle / Jennifer Andrus -- Searching for Legal Topoi in the Shadow Docket / M. Kelly Carr -- Sensus Communis, Voter-Inflicted Harms, and Schuette v. BAMN / Laura J. Collins -- (Vernacular) Rhetorics for Women's Rights / Rasha Diab -- <Police Power> to Stop-and-Frisk, A Pattern for Persuasion / Lindsay Head -- Framing The War on Drugs : Judith Butler and Legal Rhetorical Analysis / Erin Leigh Frymire -- Ensnared by Custom : Mary Astell and the American Bar Association on Female Autonomy / Judy M. Cornett -- Dissoi Logoi, Rhetorical Listening, and Legal Education / Elizabeth C. Britt -- An Unconventional Call for Proposals / Brian N. Larson and Elizabeth (Beth) C. Britt.

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Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law is a collection of twelve case studies that explore the often-overlooked intersections of law and rhetoric. Drawing from rhetorical traditions of the past and present, the multidisciplinary roster of contributors analyzes contemporary legal theory and practice, from judicial opinions to legal scholarship, using significant texts or concepts in a rhetorical tradition. Their essays demonstrate how legal texts function and to what end, while also considering how they might have worked differently. The volume sheds light on the usefulness of rhetoric in addressing some of today's most pressing legal and social challenges. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.