Paper ID: 2210.00315

Using Argumentation Schemes to Model Legal Reasoning

Trevor Bench-Capon, Katie Atkinson

We present argumentation schemes to model reasoning with legal cases. We provide schemes for each of the three stages that take place after the facts are established: factor ascription, issue resolution and outcome determination. The schemes are illustrated with examples from a specific legal domain, US Trade Secrets law, and the wider applicability of these schemes is discussed.

Submitted: Oct 1, 2022