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And Your Point Is? Write Directly, Robert S. Anderson
And Your Point Is? Write Directly, Robert S. Anderson
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
This article suggests two strategies for making your writing more direct: (1) make the reader a promise to be direct in the introduction of your piece; and (2) keep that promise by organizing the material to match the preview provided in your introduction and adopting a style that does not waste words.
Road Maps, K.K. Duvivier
Road Maps, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
When you write, do your readers know your ultimate destination and how you will get there? Help them trek through your analysis by providing a road map.
Getting Organized: Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Getting Organized: Part Ii, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
In the July issue (at 1399), the Scrivener focused on the usefulness of the IRAC paradigm. This column will address some of the questions students and colleagues have asked about that paradigm and its applicability to large-scale organization in legal writing.
Getting Organized: Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Getting Organized: Part I, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Good organization is fundamental to effective writing. No matter how brilliant your argument is, it may be misunderstood—or completely ignored—if its organization does not work. The argument becomes accessible to the reader through intelligent organization.