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Oral Argument (n.) is the one public hour of a decision made in private rooms.
Oral Argument (n.) is a conversation the lawyer spent months preparing and the justices use to talk to each other.
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 where 'I'm not sure I follow' means 'I follow, and I disagree.'.