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writing briefs and transactional documents

1. process
   1. intro chapter 1, 2, 4

      parts, rules of interpretation, canons, common law

   2. overview outline chapter 6-11

      elements of a rule, gaps, logic

   3. ambiguity chapter 12

      contextual, semantic, and syntactic

2. modern legal drafting
   1. interpretation, don'ts with intro linguistics

      pEjusdem Generis,Expressio unius,Lord Hoffmann’sprinciples,linguistic ambiguity,

   ambiguity and misunderstanding in the law briefing cases in syllogisms ambiguity in 'And , 'Or' linguistics syntax
   unilateral contracts problems TX contract practice Ejusdem Generis
3. legal analysis and writing
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      see also basic legal logic And argumentation schemes ....

   drafting and citation research memo motions research memo appellate briefs transactional documentss

    

    

    

   presumptive argumentation schemes deductive logic inductive logic intra-type counter arguments

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