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  2. Appeal to ridicule - Wikipedia

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    Appeal to ridicule (also called appeal to mockery, ad absurdo, or the horse laugh) [1] is an informal fallacy which presents an opponent's argument as absurd, ridiculous, or humorous, and therefore not worthy of serious consideration.

  3. Mockery - Wikipedia

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    In philosophical argument, the appeal to ridicule (also called appeal to mockery, ab absurdo, or the horse laugh [18]) is an informal fallacy which presents an opponent's argument as absurd, ridiculous, or humorous, and therefore not worthy of serious consideration. Appeal to ridicule is often found in the form of comparing a nuanced ...

  4. Appellate procedure in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A lawyer traditionally starts an oral argument to any appellate court with the words "May it please the court." After an appeal is heard, the "mandate" is a formal notice of a decision by a court of appeal; this notice is transmitted to the trial court and, when filed by the clerk of the trial court, constitutes the final judgment on the case ...

  5. Robert Schiavelli's Loud Laugh Lands Him in Trouble With ...

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    Robert Schiavelli of Long Island was issued two court summonses for disturbing the peace after his neighbor complained of hearing Robert Schiavelli's Loud Laugh Lands Him in Trouble With Neighbor ...

  6. Fani Willis is the last person still prosecuting Trump - AOL

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    Last week, a Georgia appeals court abruptly canceled oral arguments scheduled for next month in the case and Trump’s lawyers are likely cite the federal end to the election interference charges ...

  7. 80-year-old woman cracks up court room with jokes

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    Dolores Sheinis appeared in a Florida court last week for a bond hearing and left with a few new fans.

  8. Straight face test - Wikipedia

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    The straight face test (also laugh test or giggle test) is a test of whether something is legitimate or serious based on whether a given statement or legal argument can be made sincerely, without any compulsion to laugh. [1] The phrase goes back to about 1987. [2]

  9. What to know about Trump’s appeal to the Supreme Court - AOL

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    President Donald Trump is heading to the Supreme Court for the first time in his second term, using an emergency appeal to call on the justices to let him fire the head of a government ethics ...