This style of analysis and synthesis is also the secret of good legal writing. In the first paragraph, or section, of your argument, break the crime or claim into elements: analyze the claim. In subsequent paragraphs or chapters, examine each element separately to determine whether it is factually satisfied. Once you are finished, it is easy to “synthesize” or look at all the elements and see whether they comprise the crime or claim in question. This is the concluding paragraph or chapter. Yes, it is dry and stylistically predictable, but its beauty is in the elegance of its function. Good
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