Metaphor and Reason in Judicial Opinions

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To the public, judges handing down judicial decisions present arguments arrived through rational discourse and literal language. Yet, as Judge Richard Posner has pointed out, "Rhetorical power counts for a lot in law. Science, not to mention everyday thought, is influenced by metaphors. Why shouldn't law be?" Haig Bosmajian examines the crucial role of the trope--metaphors, personifications, metonymies--in argumentation and reveals the surprisingly...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0809316129

ISBN13:9780809316120

Release Date:July 1992

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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