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Oral Argument (n.) is the one public hour of a decision made in private rooms.
Oral Argument (n.) is where 'I'm not sure I follow' means 'I follow, and I disagree.'.
Oral Argument (n.) is an hour in which nine people who have already read everything pretend to be persuaded.
Oral Argument (n.) is where a lawyer learns which justice read the briefs and which one read the newspaper.
Oral Argument (n.) is a conversation the lawyer spent months preparing and the justices use to talk to each other.