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Chapter 9 CLOSING ARGUMENT
Chapter 9 CLOSING ARGUMENT INTRODUCTIONC losing ARGUMENT comes at the end of the trial. It is your final opportunityto address the jury. What should you try to accomplish? Many of you probablyview CLOSING ARGUMENT as an opportunity to sway the jury and win your casewith your powers of eloquence and persuasion. Much of the literature rein-forces the view that CLOSING ARGUMENT is directed at those jurors who arethinking of voting against you if you can only reveal to them the errorsof their ways, you will convince them to change their minds and vote for you think about it, however, this scenario is improbable. After hearingthe evidence, most jurors will already be inclined toward one side or the other;truly undecided jurors are rare. If a majority of jurors are inclined to voteagainst you based on the evidence, you are unlikely to persuade themotherwise, and you will probably lose the case.
closing argument can solidify and organize your supporters, arm them with the strongest arguments in your arsenal, help them find your opponent’s weaknesses, and energize them to do battle in the jury room. This is the modern view of the role of closing argument: A lawsuit, like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest link. Contrary
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