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A continuing objection is made where the objection itself is overruled, but the trial judge permits a silent continuing objection to that point so that there are fewer interruptions. An example of this is when a lawyer could be held negligent for not objecting to a particular line of questioning, yet has had previous objections overruled.
An inference objection is an objection to an argument based not on any of its stated premises, but rather on the relationship between a premise (or set of premises) and main contention. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] For a given simple argument, if the assumption is made that its premises are correct, fault may be found in the progression from these to the ...
Trivial objections (also referred to as hair-splitting, nothing but objections, barrage of objections and banal objections) is an informal logical fallacy where irrelevant and sometimes frivolous objections are made to divert the attention away from the topic that is being discussed. [1] [2] This type of argument is called a "quibble" or ...
Even neutral questions can lead witnesses to answers based on word choice, response framing, assumptions made, and form. The words "fast", "collision" and "How", for example, can alter speed estimates provided by respondents. [6] When someone asks a leading question, they expect the other person to agree with the leading question.
The objection may be raised only before debate has begun on the motion, as the purpose is to completely suppress debate on the motion. [ 2 ] According to Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure , the purpose of the objection to consideration is to bar from discussion or consideration "any matter that is considered irrelevant, contentious or ...
The deadline for filing objections to the nearly $2.8B NCAA antitrust settlement yielded more than 35 legal challenges attacking the landmark deal.
A Supreme Court rejection of a challenge to abortion pill mifepristone could hinge on how the justices assess 'conscience objections' raised by doctors who do not wish to treat patients suffering ...
Originating in the legal profession, argument in the alternative is a strategy in which a lawyer advances several competing (and possibly mutually exclusive) arguments in order to pre-empt objections by his adversary, with the goal of showing that regardless of interpretation there is no reasonable conclusion other than the advocate's. [1]