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having his eyes closed,

his legs crossed,

his arms swinging,

and his mouth open.

It’s not a very pretty picture, I realize.

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Reason vs. Logic

Some people become confused with the difference

between legal reasoning and logic.

The fact is we lawyers are not trained in logic.

Think about it! Have you ever met a logical lawyer?

It’s often an insult to lawyers to consider them

logical. We lawyers are instead trained in legal

reasoning, which has no similarity to logic.

I think it’s a way of thinking invented by law schools.

For instance, lawyers often think: “Maybe I can get

$5,000 if I sue for $5,000,000.”

That’s good legal reasoning.

Also, we are taught that for every 50 words there

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