Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Session 2, 10:30-11:15am
Clearly, Using Intensifiers Is Very Bad
Lance N. Long
Program Code: W2C
Is there any correlation between success on appeal and the overuse of intensifiers in appellate briefs? This presentation discusses the perceived problems with using intensifiers and the results of my statistical studies on this issue, which show that intensifiers are associated with an increase in negative outcomes on appeal."