Reason and Logic is a classification for terms that describe the thought process. This class of terms is most often used to describe how one arrives at a conclusion, whether by sound or unsound means.
Take the term, a posteriori. A Posteriori comes from Latin and literally means "from what comes after." It describes a logical process that takes a known outcome and then infers the cause. For example, you see a new car abandoned along the side of a desert highway. You might infer, a posteriori, that the car ran out of fuel.
Reason and Logic terms are central to describing both the process and the quality of legal thinking.
About the Legal Elements
With legal terminology it’s important to understand both the what and the why.
That is, you need to know both what the term means and why it’s important in the eyes of the law. Without understanding the why, you can miss the point even with a perfectly good definition in mind. That’s why Clear-Point Law has created a proprietary system for indexing legal terminology. We call it The Legal Elements.
The legal elements provide non-lawyers with a context for legal terms. These elements represent the key concepts of legal thinking and provide the answer to the question, why is this important. It doesn’t matter if the issue is criminality or contracts. For a description of all 12 Legal Elements, see our Overview of the Legal Elements.
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