Effective closings convert scattered evidence into a coherent story that decides verdicts.

Evidence

Closing arguments provide attorneys their last chance to sway the jury. An effective closing argument “pulls together the disparate threads of evidence and weaves them into a coherent and compelling whole” that leads to a favorable verdict. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1397

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the broader literature on narrative persuasion in advocacy—lawyers as storytellers, not just evidence-presenters. — connects to: Sustained investigation can harden rather than erode an advocate’s belief in their case — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 1446; Broad discovery rules exist to make verdicts rest on evidence rather than trial tactics. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2223