This course is part of a multi-part series. You can view each course in any order, and each course receives its own CLE credit. Closing Argument: It Ain't Over Till It's Over focuses on the art of rhetoric for lawyers, particularly in closing arguments. It emphasizes the importance of surface text—the actual words—over subtext, arguing that rhetorical figures ignite powerful communication. The course details Aristotle's three modes of persuasion: Ethos (speaker's authority), Pathos (evoking emotion), and Logos (logic), stressing that all three should be used effectively with logos being the most important. It also explores various speech devices like repetition, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, and antithesis, and discusses the power of open-ended questions in the courtroom, especially during voir dire and direct examination.