Using Argumentation Schemes to Model Legal Reasoning

10/01/2022
by   Trevor Bench-Capon, et al.
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We present argumentation schemes to model reasoning with legal cases. We provide schemes for each of the three stages that take place after the facts are established: factor ascription, issue resolution and outcome determination. The schemes are illustrated with examples from a specific legal domain, US Trade Secrets law, and the wider applicability of these schemes is discussed.

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