Legal outcomes depend on variable choices and value judgments rather than absolutes.

Evidence

The answer to your professor’s hypothetical questions posed in the Socratic method will depend upon choices (i.e., which major premise the attorneys, judge or jury adopt), value judgments (i.e., Is society, or are the courts, prepared to impose tort liability in strict-products liability cases on those most able to pay regardless of proof of wrongdoing?), personal biases in interpreting rules of law and identifying relevant facts (i.e., Is race a relevant fact in this case?). — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 752

Categorization

• XREF: XREF Legal uncertainty — connects to: Legal inductions represent probabilities rather than absolute truths. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 550; Inductive legal generalization produces workable probabilities rather than absolute truths. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 339; Legal critique often masks a disagreement over underlying value judgments. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 451 (+15 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 752

Broader Connections

• Inductive legal generalization produces workable probabilities rather than absolute truths. #corroborates (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 339
• Legal reasoning yields probability rather than absolute mathematical truths #corroborates (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 242
• Judges rely on personal values when competing legal principles are evenly balanced #exemplifies (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 156
• Judging requires selecting relevant facts and evaluating relative values #corroborates (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 165
• Legal critique often masks a disagreement over underlying value judgments. #corroborates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 451
• A good decision is measured by weighing of interests and durability, not result #corroborates (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1306
• Judicial decisions are governed by beliefs about facts and rules #corroborates (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 160
• Legal categories remain ambiguous to accommodate changing community values #corroborates (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 243
• The scope and meaning of legal rules depend on factual similarities #corroborates (0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 151