| klgore@mailinator.com 2006-02-26, 7:33 pm |
| "Selective Literalism Syndrome" [SLS] is a condition affecting many
practicing attorneys. The principal clinical sign is an aggravated
tendency on the part of the attorney to shut down those language
centers of his or her brain that would otherwise draw meaning from the
context in which a statement is made, and to stimulate instead the
neural pathways that focus on the interpretation of a text that will be
least likely to conform to its author's intent. There is as yet no
proven treatment for this condition. Recent experimental studies
suggest, however, that a liberal administration of Sanctions Therapy
may eventually produce results in some who suffer under the burden of
SLS.
(from:
http://declarationsandexclusions.ty...ring/index.html)
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