Cited authority states a proposition different from that stated by the person citing to the authority, but is sufficiently analogous to lend support.
Places Identifying the legal issues Use the list of words.
Reach conclusion Analyzing Statutes Read the text, including introduction, definitions, etc. Develop a descriptive category that makes analytic sense out of decisions involving diverse factual patterns. Both cases must involve sufficiently similar facts, issues, reasoning, policy. Apply reasoning and policies of a decided case to your own. Presentation and evaluation of counterarguments Precidents and facts that opposing counsel will be relying on Evaluate strengths of these arguments.