What's the Best Hypothetical You've Heard or Used?
If you’re arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Steven Breyer clears his throat, be prepared for a “bizarre” and mind-bending hypothetical.
That’s because hypotheticals, Breyer says, cut to the heart of what’s bothering him about a case.
”The point is to try to focus on a matter that is worrying me,” Breyer says. ”Sometimes it’s easier to do that with an example.”
We’ve claimed pet oysters and “tomato children” among our favorite Breyer-theticals.
But this made us wonder …
What’s the best hypothetical you’ve heard in law school or law practice?
Answer in the comments below.
Read last week’s question and answers about lawyers using Macs or PCs.
Our Favorite Answer From Last Week:
Posted by John A. Davidson: “If I had my druthers I’d like to have Xerox Globalview. Its no longer available but everything worked together. Having used the product since it was Star. I hated to see it go. I suspect that the Mac is more Star like then PCs. Alas, I’ve learned the value of being main stream.”
