In the Argument Section of a Court Brief

question 11

Multiple Choice

In the argument section of a court brief:

• A)Discuss the issue supported by the strongest argument first
• B)Present the rule of law in an objective manner
• C)Place the law unfavorable to the client's position at the end of the analysis
• D)Always follow the counteranalysis with a rebuttal
• E)All of the above
• F)Answers a,c,and d above
• G)Answers a and d above

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Definitions:

Face Validity

The extent to which a test or measure appears to be valid on the surface, based on subjective judgment.

Concurrent Validity

The degree to which the results of a particular test correlate with those of a previously established test or measure, assessed at the same time.

Discriminant Validity

The extent to which a measure does not correlate with other variables from which it is theoretically supposed to differ.

Interval Scale

A scale of measurement in which the intervals between numbers on the scale are all equal in size.