It is of the utmost importance that students understand the difference between an argument and a proposition. A proposition is made with respect to one particular case. An argument is made on a broader scale concerning the application of general principles to a broad range of cases. So, for example, the following is a legal argument: “In order for Mr. X to marry his beautiful wife, he must prove beyond all doubt that she is beautiful.” Now, this is just an example – if it were allowed, it would be argued that there is some other prerequisite needed to make marriage legal, such as the requirement that the man to prove that the woman is beautiful. (Even though he could convince the court that his proof was sufficient for a conventional legal reasoning task, he would not likely be successful in persuading the court that his proof was sufficient for marriage.)
It is important to bear in mind that these two types of legal reasoning are completely different from each other. A legal conclusion is a conclusion that is drawn from one or more legal premises. An argument is much more of an opinion, and is typically a response to one or more legal premises.
When exploring legal hypothesis examples, it is important to bear in mind that these are simply illustrations, and not a description of any one particular legal conclusion. For example, there can be many different legal conclusions that could form the basis of a legal case, such as whether or not it is illegal for a tenant to rent a living space. The question in this example would be: why is it illegal for a tenant to rent a living space? It would be foolish to attempt to draw a legal conclusion here, as there could be many different answers to this question depending upon the situation.
Therefore, in order to correctly draw a legal conclusion, it is necessary to properly apply legal logic and apply it to all of the facts and circumstances. This may sound easy, but it is far from being so. One of the most common problems that people run into when attempting to draw legal conclusions is when they start looking at one particular case and begin to look for a legal premise, only to realize that they are wrong. In many cases, a person will simply assume that the legal premise has to do with property rights. However, this premise is not actually necessary to draw a proper legal conclusion – a person could simply choose not to move to a country where slavery was legal!
As stated previously, this is a common problem for those who do not fully understand the underlying legal rationale. However, it is not necessarily a fatal one. If you choose to follow your own instincts, you could very well end up making a legal conclusion about something that did not have any legal foundation whatsoever. On the other hand, if you choose to look at all of the facts carefully and objectively, you can very well arrive at the correct legal conclusions. The beauty of the Internet is that it permits you to do this very easily. You can use the power of Google and Bing to search for public court opinions, case law, and past cases that have legal significance.
When you examine a legal conclusion in this way, it becomes clear that the only proper course of action is to use logic. To draw a conclusion about something based solely on logic is not only incredibly naive, but also falls into a number of profoundly unethical human behaviors. One of these unethical behaviors is to use “toxic jargon” when talking about concepts that are completely understood. This is something that is completely unprofessional and should be condemned.
Of course, there will always be people out there whose job it is to defend their legal conclusions. They are extremely good at what they do. However, you need to be extra careful. You really don’t want to become the next victim of an unethical lawyer or legal result. Rather than relying on weak legal grounds, it makes much more sense to work smart and make use of the power of logic to arrive at the correct legal conclusions.
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