BUSI 561 Chapter 1: Chapter 1
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The ability to understand what someone is saying and then to apply evaluative criteria to assess the quality of the reasoning offered to support the conclusion. Focus on the quality of someone"s reasoning. The stimulus that gets you to think. Stated as a question: call for action. A position or stance on an issue. Methods of response (2: memorize the conclusions or rules of law as a guide for future business decisions, make judgements about the quality of the conclusions. What are the relevant rules of law. Does the legal argument contain significant ambiguity. What ethical norms are fundamental to the court"s reasoning. Provides the context in which the legal issue is to be resolved. The question that caused the lawyers and their clients to enter the legal system. Our suggestion of what the issue is must fulfill the definition of an issue and not just what we claim it is. Explanations or justfications provided as support for a conclusion.
