An unprincipled and unsound legal argument can never be right

Evidence

Even though principled and sound in logic, an argument can still be wrong, but an unprincipled and unsound argument can never be right. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 83

Categorization

• XREF: XREF: Connects to legal reasoning and brief writing. — connects to: Elevating a single case holding to a principle causes improper legal breadth. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 136; A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134; Factual propositions cannot be sustained merely by citing negative evidence — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 902 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 83

Broader Connections

• Elevating a single case holding to a principle causes improper legal breadth. #expands (0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 136
• A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. #corroborates (0.65) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134
• Literal application of legal rules sometimes produces absurd against-purpose outcomes #qualifies (0.60) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 284