Question

complete the statement.
move the correct words to the correct places in the statement.

in legal reasoning, the facts of a case suggest that there is an issue. this issue may already be governed by a rule of law. when the facts are compared to the rule, an analysis of the case can be developed. from this analysis, a ◌ can be made as to whether or not the ◌ applies to the ◌.

◌ conclusion ◌ rule ◌ facts ◌ issue ◌ analysis

Explanation:

In legal reasoning, after analyzing the case (comparing facts to the rule), a conclusion is drawn. Then we determine if the rule applies to the facts (since the issue is identified from facts, and the rule governs the issue, we check rule - facts application). So the first blank (after "a") is "conclusion", the second blank (before "applies") is "rule", the third blank (after "to the") is "facts".

Answer:

First blank: conclusion
Second blank: rule
Third blank: facts