Synthesizing Legal Sources

1. 2. Finding Similarities and Differences

1.1. Identify Terms or Ideas that are Repeated

1.2. Identify Terms or Ideas that Conflict

2. 1. Types of Synthesis

2.1. Similarity

2.2. Contrast

2.3. Accumulation

2.4. Causation

3. KEY--Click Here First

4. 3. Writing the Body

4.1. Issue

4.2. Rule

4.3. Analysis

4.4. Counterarguments

5. 4. Conclusion