Identifying Argument in Case Assignment Instructions
Overview
This assignment continues the review of logic and legal reasoning in case law. The student will further analyze and evaluate the case to help the student understand the court’s reasoning and use of logic in their analysis and conclusion. This assignment will help the student see how logic applies in real-life cases.
Instructions
The student will read the Brown v. Board of Education case provided in the learning module. The student will then write a 2–3-page response identifying and discussing the categorical syllogism. Make sure to identify the major and minor premises and discuss the order in which the premises appear. State the conclusion and explain whether the conclusion appears before or after the premises. Explain how you determined the major premise, minor premise, and conclusion. Analyze and discusswhether the court’s conclusions were hasty or followed logical order. You may use other scholarly sources to help support your major points in your discussion and analysis of the court’s reasoning, but they must be cited.
The paper should include a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page in APA format. No abstract is needed.
