Hofheinz Limited republication permission available. Legal analysis does not require intuition, although it may be of assistance to the creative analysis that the best lawyers consistently display.
Legal analysis is a skill.
There is a correct process for analysis. Determine the area of substantive law in which the problem falls. Understand the applicable black letter law and the questions necessary to apply the facts to that black letter law. Apply the known facts of your problem to the black letter law. Determine needed additional legal and factual information.