Editing and Advocacy

Good editors dont just see the sentence that was written. They see the sentence that might have been written. They know how to spot words that shouldnt be included and summon up ones that havent yet appeared. Their value comes not just from preventing mistakes but from discovering new ways to improve a piece of writings style, structure, and overall impact. This book which is based on a popular course taught at the University of Chicago Law School, the University of Michigan Law School, and the UCLA School of Law is designed to help you become one of those editors. Youll learn how to edit with empathy. Youll learn how to edit with statistics. Youll learn, in short, a wide range of compositional skills you can use to elevate your advocacy and better champion the causes you care about the most.