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Product Identifiers
PublisherWadsworth
ISBN-100534538959
ISBN-139780534538958
eBay Product ID (ePID)1635282
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameReasoning and the Law : the Elements
Publication Year2000
SubjectGeneral, Logic
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard F. Galvin, Elias E. Savellos
Subject AreaLaw, Philosophy
SeriesPhilosophy Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-022851
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal340/.1
Table Of ContentPART I: ELEMENTS OF REASONING. 1. Statements. Words. Meaning and Definition. Sentences, Language Uses, and Truth. 2. Arguments. The Nature of Arguing. Arguments in Logic and Arguments in Ordinary Discourse. Kinds of Argument: Deductive v. Inductive Reasoning. Deductive Reasoning and Methods of Appraising Validity. Inductive Reasoning and Methods of Appraising Strength. PART II: ELEMENTS OF LEGAL REASONING. 3. Reasoning and the Law. The Centrality of Reasoning in the Law. Deductive Reasoning and the Law. Inductive Reasoning and the Law. How Judges Reason. PART III: CASE ANALYSIS. 4. Guidelines for Analysing Cases. The Written Opinion. The Elements of a Written Opinion. 5. Analyzing Cases. Riggs v. Palmer. Analysis of Riggs v. Palmer. Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad. Analysis of Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad. Appendix I: Guidelines for Writing Argumentative Papers. Appendix II: Legal Fundamentals. For Further Reading.
LC Classification NumberK213.S28 2001
