In law school, we are taught a neat sequence: first identify admissible evidence, and from that pool extract what is relevant. In real litigation, the process often works in the opposite direction. Practicing lawyers start with what is relevant to the truth of the dispute and then place it before the court, even if that material does not perfectly satisfy the strict rules of admissibility at the first instance. The objective is not to bypass the law of evidence, but to ensure that the court full