The Five-Paragraph Analysis

When analyzing any issue while remaining objective, the five-paragraph analysis format will help to include everything necessary to be sure the writer remains thorough and clear. The legal analysis all takes place within the structure of this five-paragraph format. It may take a few attempts to get it right, but once you do, you will have reached the goal of effective analysis.

There are specific items that should appear in each of the paragraphs we are about to discuss. Try your best to include what belongs in each paragraph, and only what belongs in each paragraph. In addition to the written explanations I include here, be sure to watch the instructional videos for this section that are linked here as well. I have broken the videos down into a general video for the Discussion Section, and I have also included separate videos for each of the five paragraphs.

For more information on the Discussion Section generally, see the video below.