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Abstract

What follows is a substantive discussion of the reasons why parentheticals are rhetorically advantageous-in other words, why they are so beloved and often employed in appellate briefs and cases. I will examine the use of parentheticals in citation forms, synthesis, rhetoric, economics, and narrative reasoning in an effort to trace the attraction.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

3-3-2021

Notes/Citation Information

Michael D. Murray, For the Love of Parentheticals -- The Story of Parenthetical Usage in Synthesis, Rhetoric, Economics, and Narrative Reasoning, 38 U. Dayton L. Rev. 175-193 (2012).

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