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Legal Reasoning: A Living Map

Legal reasoning applies rules to facts, and reasoning from rules and from precedent are its two main forms. An argument is built with claims, grounds, warrants and rebuttals; weak arguments and fallacies have to be spotted; facts must be proved to a standard; and hard cases require weighing principle and policy and facing the strongest counterargument. Press Play to watch the map build, click an idea for its definition and the usual trap, or trace a short case. A simplified teaching map.

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Hover over an idea to light up what it connects to, click it for its definition, minimum requirements, an example and the usual trap, press Play to watch the map build step by step, or trace a short case through it.

Simplified teaching map, in general terms. Check the law where you work. On a small screen, scroll the map sideways.

Learn it properly

The full lecture, exercises and quiz behind this map are in Legal Reasoning and Argument: Module 1, and that module is free to read.

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