Legal ReasoningHow lawyers argue from rules and cases to conclusions.LawModes of legal argument.ModesDeductive — apply the rule to the factsAnalogical — like cases decided alikeDistinguishing — material facts differPolicy — consequences of a rulePurposive — what the provision aims atIn practiceMost arguments combine several modesAnalogy needs the relevant similarity statedPolicy arguments carry less weight at trialPrecedent constrains but rarely dictatesEducational reference. Saying two cases are alike is not an argumentuntil you say which similarity is legally relevant.Legal Reasoninglearnposters.com
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What’s on the Legal Reasoning poster

9 entries in 2 groups.

Modes of legal argument.

Educational reference. Saying two cases are alike is not an argument until you say which similarity is legally relevant.

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What’s on the Legal Reasoning poster?
9 entries in 2 groups. Modes of legal argument. Modes: Deductive — apply the rule to the facts, Analogical — like cases decided alike…; In practice: Most arguments combine several modes, Analogy needs the relevant similar…. Educational reference. Saying two cases are alike is not an argument until you say which similarity is legally relevant.
Who is the Legal Reasoning poster for?
Legal Reasoning belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning the legal system can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Legal Reasoning poster?
Deduction from rules, analogy from cases, and policy where both run out. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Legal Reasoning belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Legal Reasoning?
Precedent, Access to Justice and Resolving Disputes Without Trial sit alongside Legal Reasoning in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.PrecedentAccess to JusticeResolving Disputes Without Trial
Is the Legal Reasoning poster free to download and print?
Yes. Legal Reasoning downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Legal Reasoning poster print at?
Legal Reasoning is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Legal Reasoning loses nothing.Printing guide

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