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Simple Steps: Teaching Legal Argumentation Using the Legal Argument Template


Nancy J. White


Central Michigan University
November 2009

Journal of Legal Studies in Business, 2010

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.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 43

Keywords: critical thinking, legal writing

JEL Classification: A22

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Date posted: January 19, 2009 ; Last revised: January 11, 2011

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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: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1329395

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Nancy J. White (Contact Author)
Central Michigan University ( email )
Dept. of Finance and Law
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
United States
HOME PAGE: http://faculty.cba.cmich.edu/webs/white2nj/
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