A controversia is an exercise in rhetoric, a form of declamation in which a student argues one side of a fictional legal case, such as treason or poisoning, presenting the facts and the relevant law persuasively in the manner of a legal advocate. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ClaimA form of declamation in which the student speaks for one side in a notional legal case. 1 Sources
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A controversia is an exercise in rhetoric; a form of declamation in which the student speaks for one side in a notional legal case.
Controversia (Wikipedia)
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A controversia is an exercise in rhetoric; a form of declamation in which the student speaks for one side in a notional legal case such as treason or poisoning.
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