Download This PaperSimple Steps: Teaching Legal Argumentation Using the Legal Argument Template
Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 2010
43 Pages Posted: 19 Jan 2009 Last revised: 11 Jan 2011
Date Written: November 2009
Abstract
The paper introduces a legal argument template which helps students write simple legal arguments. The template is based upon the FIRAC model used in law schools. The paper describes the major theories of cognitive development and critical thinking models upon which the template is based.
Keywords: critical thinking, legal writing
JEL Classification: A22
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White, Nancy J., Simple Steps: Teaching Legal Argumentation Using the Legal Argument Template (November 2009). Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1329395
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