What Do Lawyers Argue About?

Today we are talking about one important facet of your law school experience - learning to argue like a lawyer. From class to court, it's all basically the same.
So, what do Lawyers argue about? Some combination of:
The Facts
The Law
Policy
In this episode we discuss:
Examples of the types of arguments you will find in law school
How to argue like a lawyer
Why law students struggle with the concept of ambiguity
The importance of reading cases carefully
Why law students struggle when trying to argue about the law
Policy arguments and why they can be the most confusing type of argument
How professors handle policy arguments
What types of arguments will you see on exams and strategies for mastering them
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Thanks for listening! Good luck in law school.
Alison & Lee