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Is it too rude to call the opposing side's argument "silly" in a brief?

It is silly. I would say it is retarded or brain dead but th...
bronze dragon candlestick maker
  12/06/25
I wouldn't.
lemon beady-eyed institution
  12/06/25
great idea, but also quanitfy it with maybe "really&quo...
Demanding titillating market
  12/06/25
Maybe go so far as to call it "gay"
lemon beady-eyed institution
  12/06/25
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Iridescent Striped Hyena Legal Warrant
  12/06/25
pejoratives only make your own arguments appear weaker and y...
boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry
  12/06/25
People say ridiculous all the time. How is silly a bridge to...
bronze dragon candlestick maker
  12/06/25
bad lawyers do. i'm talking about all pejoratives including ...
boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry
  12/06/25
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out-of-control crackhouse
  12/06/25
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out-of-control crackhouse
  12/06/25
use "unserious" instead
jet fluffy selfie wagecucks
  12/06/25
could also use 'baseless'. This is one of my favs
Demanding titillating market
  12/06/25
Nonsensical
lemon beady-eyed institution
  12/06/25
"meritless, baseless, and nonsensical"
fantasy-prone theater stage
  12/06/25
"X argument is not supported by the law" (see, e.g...
boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry
  12/06/25
"not supported by the law" is dumb. always laugh w...
fantasy-prone theater stage
  12/06/25
that's fair, it is a catch-all that isnt very descriptive. b...
boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry
  12/07/25
Because it’s a meaningless catch all, it’s no be...
fantasy-prone theater stage
  12/07/25
Seems cheap
razzmatazz submissive senate
  12/06/25
wacky
Comical orchestra pit
  12/06/25
finna make shiz up
lemon beady-eyed institution
  12/06/25
“trooned out”
geriatric carnelian rigpig
  12/06/25
frankly, opposing counsel’s argument is deadass specio...
trip locale
  12/06/25
the court should low key consider sanctions no cap frfr
boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry
  12/06/25
Did I cross the line when I said Plaintiff was "flat ou...
bronze dragon candlestick maker
  12/06/25
Drop a few "Not so."s.
passionate set
  12/06/25
"Opponent's argument is like Tim Walz."
Insanely Creepy Lay Liquid Oxygen
  12/06/25
...
bronze dragon candlestick maker
  12/06/25
"nigger"
Laughsome honey-headed theatre
  12/07/25


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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: bronze dragon candlestick maker

It is silly. I would say it is retarded or brain dead but that seems clearly over the line.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488467)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:32 PM
Author: lemon beady-eyed institution

I wouldn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488479)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:34 PM
Author: Demanding titillating market

great idea, but also quanitfy it with maybe "really" silly, or perhaps "super" silly so they dont get confused.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488493)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:37 PM
Author: lemon beady-eyed institution

Maybe go so far as to call it "gay"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488503)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: Iridescent Striped Hyena Legal Warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488525)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:37 PM
Author: boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry

pejoratives only make your own arguments appear weaker and you look worse to the court.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488501)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:47 PM
Author: bronze dragon candlestick maker

People say ridiculous all the time. How is silly a bridge too far.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488531)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry

bad lawyers do. i'm talking about all pejoratives including "ridiculous."

there is no advantage to doing this. if the argument is ridiculous the court won't have to be told that. if they agree with you your use will either have a neutral or negative impression. so there's no advantage.

tcr instead of just saying "it's silly" is to highlight its silliness instead of just saying it outright. there are plenty of ways you can shit on OC's arguments without just saying "they're silly." if it truly is silly this shouldn't be difficult.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488562)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:20 PM
Author: out-of-control crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488652)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: out-of-control crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488646)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:48 PM
Author: jet fluffy selfie wagecucks

use "unserious" instead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488536)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:55 PM
Author: Demanding titillating market

could also use 'baseless'. This is one of my favs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488556)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 12:58 PM
Author: lemon beady-eyed institution

Nonsensical

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488565)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: fantasy-prone theater stage

"meritless, baseless, and nonsensical"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49489724)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry

"X argument is not supported by the law" (see, e.g. fundamental case that every idiot knows).

recently ACB cited marbury when addressing a KTJ dissent that was absolutely ruthless. that's far more effective and devasting than saying "KTJ's dissent is silly." don't say it's silly, show why it's silly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488570)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: fantasy-prone theater stage

"not supported by the law" is dumb. always laugh when people say that. it could mean a million things. u saying they got the law wrong? applied the facts to the law wrong? etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49489727)



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Date: December 7th, 2025 11:00 AM
Author: boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry

that's fair, it is a catch-all that isnt very descriptive. but itt we don't know why candy ride thinks OCs argument is silly so a catch-all is appropriate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49491128)



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Date: December 7th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: fantasy-prone theater stage

Because it’s a meaningless catch all, it’s no better than silly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49491145)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:01 PM
Author: razzmatazz submissive senate

Seems cheap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488572)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:17 PM
Author: Comical orchestra pit

wacky

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488636)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:18 PM
Author: lemon beady-eyed institution

finna make shiz up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488642)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: geriatric carnelian rigpig

“trooned out”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488651)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:25 PM
Author: trip locale

frankly, opposing counsel’s argument is deadass specious, unsupported by precedent or statute, and should be afforded no weight by the court

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488669)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 1:25 PM
Author: boyish bespoke heaven dingle berry

the court should low key consider sanctions no cap frfr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49488673)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 4:23 PM
Author: bronze dragon candlestick maker

Did I cross the line when I said Plaintiff was "flat out wrong"?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49489067)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 4:27 PM
Author: passionate set

Drop a few "Not so."s.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49489083)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 4:28 PM
Author: Insanely Creepy Lay Liquid Oxygen

"Opponent's argument is like Tim Walz."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49489090)



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Date: December 6th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: bronze dragon candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49489103)



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Date: December 7th, 2025 11:26 AM
Author: Laughsome honey-headed theatre

"nigger"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5806993&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49491178)