Legal thinkers are arguing for a deliberate return to classical rhetorical training (Gorgias, Cicero) as a corrective to modern technicalism and proceduralism. The move re‑centers persuasive reasoning, audience ethics, and stylistic judgment as core legal skills rather than mere ornament.
— If adopted, this reframes legal education, courtroom advocacy, and judicial writing — affecting who persuades, how laws are interpreted, and the public’s experience of legal legitimacy.
Jeffrey Pojanowski
2026.01.05
100% relevant
The Public Discourse piece explicitly invokes Gorgias and defends 'good rhetors' as a response to modern legal argumentation, signaling an active intellectual campaign to reintroduce classical rhetorical norms into law.
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