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Courtroom Vocabulary
Words Used In Court
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Claim | Statement that may or may not be true. Can be challenged. |
Counterclaim | Legal claim opposing original claim |
Counterargument | Opposing argument |
Evidence | Evidencia, proof |
Reasons | Razones, explanations |
Rebuttal | Proof of opposite claim |
Refute | Deny |
Debate | Disagree or argue, but with rules |
Logos | Convince with reasoning |
Pathos | Convince with emotions |
Ethos | Convince with trust, expert knowledge |
Rhetoric | Speaking or writing to persuade |