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  • The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win

  • By: Joel P. Trachtman
  • Narrated by: Ginger White
  • Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (135 ratings)

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The Tools of Argument: How the Best Lawyers Think, Argue, and Win

By: Joel P. Trachtman
Narrated by: Ginger White
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Joel Trachtman's audiobook presents in plain and lucid terms the powerful tools of argument that have been honed through the ages in the discipline of law. If you are a law student or new lawyer, a business professional or a government official, this book will boost your analytical thinking, your foundational legal knowledge, and your confidence as you win arguments for your clients, your organizations, or yourself.

©2013 Joel P. Trachtman (P)2019 Joel P. Trachtman
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Ok

Not what I was looking for but still a good read definitely worth the time.

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legal

The narrator is okay sometimes boring..The book it's not what I imagine maybe because I'm not a lawyer.

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The structure

Enjoyed this book a lot as a law student and will probably listen to it again because it’s packed with useful perspectives

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Not bad

In a sense just a primer, clear and concise for the size. Probably worth a second listen, I'm sure there is a lot more in here that went over my head. Would recommend.

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great book. Not just good for legal scholars.

This book isn't just good for people in the legal progestin. It's also great for executive management.

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concentrate while reading/ listening

great book to understand legal thinking and the base of legal arguments. may need to take notes and reread some items

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Rip Off

Spent a credit on what I thought was a book on arguing and how to better myself at it. Not the case.

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Don’t buy this if you’re a law student

After you’ve finished 1L year you’ve learned everything there is discussed in this book. Don’t waste your money

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narration skips a lot

the recording of the narration is skipping a lot and makes it nearly impossible to connect the points and follow the train of thought. great content... IF one could hear it all

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Basic. disappointing

I read a review that said if you were at least a 1L then this book would not contain anything you don't already know. the book is basic at best as it describes the basic way (without depth) that lawyers apply law. I mean it's like the author is explaining the IRAC method... the book would have been more useful if thr author worked in more practical applications of arguments, using logic etc... I really want my money back as most times the book sounds like babbling or spewing out basic and unapplied information or words... it's uninteresting... I kept listening for something that was applicable in a practical sense and it seems like all I kept discerning was an explanation of how IRAC is used...

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