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What should the judge be able to find at the start of my court papers?
What does the reader need in order to understand the next paragraph?
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Make papers readable
Can the judge follow the thread?
What are you saying, what supports it, and where does your interpretation begin?
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Where is the gap between my claim and the material I have?
Which part can I explain from the material, and which part remains an interpretation?
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Does the order explain the issue, or only retrace my memory?
What order makes the relationship between the points understandable?
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Where does an observation end and my explanation begin?
Where does the wording need to reveal the move from observation to interpretation?
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Can the reader find the material I refer to?
What would allow a reader to locate the intended passage without guessing?
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What disappears when I make the passage shorter?
Which words are repetitive, and which keep the meaning accurate?
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What objection have I left unanswered?
What is the smallest unresolved difference that still matters?
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Does my wording sound more certain than my knowledge?
Where do I need to distinguish what I know from what I infer?
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