Discussion Thread--The Use of Logic
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Discussion Thread: The Use of LogicThere are several ways I can expect logic and legal reasoning to equip me for future studies as a law student or legal professional. First, logic and legal reasoning can help to properlyanalyze arguments, cases, legal documents, issues, and evidence for and against the positions I may be investigating, considering, or asserting as a law student or legal professional (Rice, 2017,pgs 6-9 & 12-16). It is also particularly helpful for reading and understanding case law, where references to and the terminology of logic and legal reasoning are common. For example, in the Supreme Court case of United States v. Taylor (2022), the court stated the government’s legal argument was “in the form of a syllogism” and then the court used logic and legal reasoning to conclude “[t]he government’s syllogism rests on a false premise” and was thus a fallacious legal argument (United States v.Taylor, 2022, pgs 2021-2022). Learning and knowing of logic and legal reasoning—and the language of such—are thus essential and very helpful in understanding not only such case, but also when studying, learning, understanding, and advocating any case andany law because such are often used by courts in the adjudicatory process. In addition to my own experiences in using logic for studies and legal advocacy, “[l]earning about logic, studying its place in legal argument, and developing some knowledge of the language of logic empowers you to communicate about logic in legal argument” (Rice, 2017,p.6). Learning of and using logic and legal argument can thus help one to effectively communicate about such as a law student and legal professional, which is important to making good grades as a student and required for legal professionals because effective communication is an ethical duty of attorneys and paralegals (American Bar Association, 2024, Rule 1.4, Communications). Logic and legal reasoning can also be used when I am a law student and legal professional to reach conclusions and make arguments based on stipulated or undisputed propositions or assumptions of fact and law, and to form and articulate syllogisms to justify inferences and support conclusions in legal arguments (Rice, 2017, p. 14). Moreover, whether one is a student or legal professional, God commands to “turn away from evil and do good” and to “put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor” about everything (Berean Standard Bible, 2024, Psalms 37:27 & Ephesians 4:25). Complying with such commands of God in a world where evil and deception abound and are being promoted requires frequently using logic and legal reasoning, but in this context the “legal reasoning” is based on God’s law establishing what is good and right and based on the truth, which is part of God’s identity. In these regards, logic and legal reasoning are emphatically important not only for effective communication as a law student and legal professional, but also for discerning, uncovering, and living by the light of the truth and for adhering to God’s commands in a world of darkness. By learning of and using logic and legal reasoning, I can expect such will help me in all of the foregoing ways and others while I am a student, legal professional, and otherwise, and can expect that learning of and frequently using such will help me to obey and glorify God in a sinfulworld. ReferencesAmerican Bar Association. (2024). Model Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 1.4, Communications.
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/. Holy Bible: Berean Standard Bible. (2024). Psalms 37:27 & Ephesians 4:25. Berean Study Bible.www.bereanbible.comand www.biblehub.com/bsb/. Rice, S. M. (2017). Force of Logic. National Institute for Trial Advocacy and Aspen Publishing. https://libertyonline.vitalsource.com/books/9781601566102. United States v. Taylor, 142 S. Ct. 2015 (2022). United States Supreme Court.