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Full-Text Articles in Law
Process Reengineering And Legal Education: An Essay On Daring To Think Differently, Karen Gross
Process Reengineering And Legal Education: An Essay On Daring To Think Differently, Karen Gross
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Rise And Fall Of American Legal Education, Richard A. Matasar
The Rise And Fall Of American Legal Education, Richard A. Matasar
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Bad Writing: Some Thoughts On The Abuse Of Scholarly Rhetoric, Jethro K. Lieberman
Bad Writing: Some Thoughts On The Abuse Of Scholarly Rhetoric, Jethro K. Lieberman
NYLS Law Review
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Kruse V. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (Decided September 10, 2004), Jennifer Katehos
Kruse V. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (Decided September 10, 2004), Jennifer Katehos
NYLS Law Review
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The Supreme Court, Democracy And Institutional Reform Litigation, Ross Sandler, David Schoenbrod
The Supreme Court, Democracy And Institutional Reform Litigation, Ross Sandler, David Schoenbrod
NYLS Law Review
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In Re Adelphia Communications Corp. (Decided Dec. 5, 2003), Phillip Mahoney
In Re Adelphia Communications Corp. (Decided Dec. 5, 2003), Phillip Mahoney
NYLS Law Review
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Bad Writing: Some Thoughts On The Abuse Of Scholarly Rhetoric, Jethro K. Lieberman
Bad Writing: Some Thoughts On The Abuse Of Scholarly Rhetoric, Jethro K. Lieberman
Articles & Chapters
Like most kinds of writing, academic writing rarely shines, but far more often than ordinary writing scholarly prose is murky and impenetrable. This brief jeu d'esprit considers several forms of bad writing, rejecting the claim, increasingly made in academic quarters, that "difficult writing" is necessary to the scholarly enterprise. Bloated, foggy, and enigmatic prose masquerades as profundity that escapes conventional mental grooves. In fact it is useless, unethical, and taken far enough, evil.