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1、TheSectionsofanIRAC[edit]IssueTheIRACstartswithastatementoftheissueorquestionathand.IntheissuesectionofanIRACitisimportanttostateexactlywhatthequestionoflawis.[edit]RulesTherulessectionofanIRACfollowsthestatementoftheissueathand.TherulesectionofanIRACisthestate

2、mentoftherulespertinentindecidingtheissuestated.Rulesinacommonlawjurisdictionderivefromcourtcaseprecedentandstatute.Theinformationincludedintherulessectiondependsheavilyonthespecificityofthequestionathand.Ifthequestionstatesaspecificjurisdictionthenitisproperto

3、includerulesspecifictothatjurisdiction.Anotherdistinctionoftenmadeintherulesectionisacleardelineationofrulesthatareinholdingandrulesthatareobiterdicta.Thishelpsmakeacorrectlegalanalysisoftheissueathand.Therulessectionneedstobealegalsummaryofalltherulesusedinthe

4、analysisandisoftenwritteninamannerwhichparaphrasesorotherwiseanalyticallycondensesinformationintoapplicablerules.[edit]Application/AnalysisTheapplication/analysissectionofanIRACappliestherulesdevelopedintherulessectiontothespecificfactsoftheissueathand.Thissect

5、ionusesonlytherulesstatedintherulessectionoftheIRACandusuallyutilizesalltherulesstatedincludingexceptionsasisrequiredbytheanalysis.Itisimportantinthissectiontoapplytherulestothefactsofthecaseandexplainorarguewhyaparticularruleappliesordoesnotapplyinthecaseprese

6、nted.Theapplication/analysissectionisthemostimportantsectionofanIRACbecauseitdevelopstheanswertotheissueathand.[edit]ConclusionTheconclusionsectionofanIRACdirectlyanswersthequestionpresentedintheissuesectionoftheIRAC.ItisimportantforthemethodologyoftheIRACthatt

7、heconclusionsectionoftheIRACnotintroduceanynewrulesoranalysis.Thissectionrestatestheissueandprovidesthefinalanswer.[edit]CriticismIRAChasmanyproponentsandopponents.ThemainargumentsoftheproponentsoftheIRACmethodologysayitreduceslegalreasoningtotheapplicationofaf

8、ormulathathelpsorganizethelegalanalysis.Sinceanorganizedlegalanalysisiseasiertofollowandreduceserrorsinreasoning,therefore,theproponentsarguethattheIRACisaveryusefultool.The