10.3 The modified chart as used in this book This book uses aspects of Anderson and Twining’s modification of the Wigmore Chart Method to demonstrate how propositions, evidence supporting propositions, and relationship between propositions work together with forms of deductive and inductive legal reasoning to allow outcomes to be reached in relation to factual and legal analysis. Further, it allows a demonstration of the ways in which critical thinking applied to the outcome of such factual and legal analysis allows competent and valid conclusions to be reached which can be on either side of an argument (for or against a specific party). This book has in fact narrowed the symbols used and the information placed on the chart. These changes are as follows: (a) The chart is only constructed for one party at a time. One symbol is used to denote all additions to the chart, a circle. (b) The chart therefore shows less information but remains useful. The range of symbols used in this book for its adaptation of the Wigmore Chart Method are as set out in Figure 7.27, below. Figure: 7.27: symbols used for the adapted and modified Wigmore Chart

ABSTRACT

This book uses aspects of Anderson and Twining’s modification of the Wigmore Chart Method to demonstrate how propositions, evidence supporting propositions, and relationship between propositions work together with forms of deductive and inductive legal reasoning to allow outcomes to be reached in relation to factual and legal analysis. Further, it allows a demonstration of the ways in which critical thinking applied to the outcome of such factual and legal analysis allows competent and valid conclusions to be reached which can be on either side of an argument (for or against a specific party). This book has in fact narrowed the symbols used and the information placed on the chart. These changes are as follows:

(a) The chart is only constructed for one party at a time. One symbol is used to denote all additions to the chart, a circle.