The words "this case is an exemplar of [whatever you're arguing]" should never appear in your brief.
If it is, there's no need to say it.
"If I were a law professor and describing the prototypical case for [some proposition], I would use this case."
Umm... no.
Oh! Oh! This should be a recurring feature! I have LOADS of things to contribute.
ReplyDeleteYIKES~ That's as bad as saying "clearly" or "Defendant was the most negligent person EVER" ha ha ha!
ReplyDeleteI have officially made exemplars of bad legal writing an official 'label' of the blog. These posts will be filed under "i'm no bryan garner but..."
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