Now in its Third Edition, bAn Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning/b continues to be the ideal go-to for the first year law student. It is a short, practical book that introduces beginning law students and others to contemporary law and legal reasoning. By presenting these topics through various discussions of cases and examples, it provides students with a solid source to reference for years to come.p class=copymedium bA dependable, practical source, that:/b li class=copymediumCovers analogical and deductive reasoning, as well as the roles of legal conventions, purposes, and policies in legal reasoning li class=copymediumDiscusses cases of varying difficulty to diversify the learning process li class=copymediumPresents law and legal reasoning primarily through discussions of cases and examples that avoid the abstraction characteristic of most competing books li class=copymediumEmphasizes the law as used in practice by lawyers and judges li class=copymediumProvides an explicit and systematic introduction to law and legal reasoning li class=copymediumOffers a source suitable for use as supplementary reading in any first year course, in legal research and writing courses, in paralegal courses, and in other settings/ulp class=copymedium bThis great new edition has been carefully updated to include:/b li class=copymediumA new chapter, "Hardest Cases," that highlights cases notorious in the press li class=copymediumUpdates throughout that guarantee the most current legal information/ul
