Synthesizing Legal Sources
by Laura Alfano
1. 2. Finding Similarities and Differences
1.1. Identify Terms or Ideas that are Repeated
1.2. Identify Terms or Ideas that Conflict
2. KEY--Click Here First
3. 3. Writing the Body
3.1. Issue
3.2. Rule
3.3. Analysis
3.4. Counterarguments
4. 1. Types of Synthesis
4.1. Similarity
4.2. Contrast
4.3. Accumulation
4.4. Causation
5. 4. Conclusion
