LSTD205 APUS Drafting a Legal Document and Persuasive Writing Questions

1. Explain why it is important to correctly gauge your audience and understand your purpose when drafting a legal document. How can you tailor your writing to take different audiences into account?

2. Is an internal office memorandum supposed to be a piece of persuasive writing or not? If not, why not? If not, what should be the tone of the internal office memorandum?

3. What sort of writing does a document filed with the Court entail (ex-a Motion or Appeal Brief)? Who is the audience and how do you best approach that particular audience. Please explain in detail.

4. Explain the difference between summation writing, predictive writing and persuasive writing.