Practice Practice Practice

The key is to Practice Practice Practice. If you do you will see fact patterns repeat themselves over and over and over again. This will tip you off that if you cannot relate an issue to that particular fact pattern then you must go find out if there is any law that you just do not know.

In other words, if you see a fact pattern over and over again that says there is a Blue Cow standing in the middle of the field; and you don't know any Blue Cow law you better go look it up to see if such law exists.

After you have practiced issue spotting for approximately 100 paragraphs for each topic for which you desire to be proficient, it will begin to appear quite simple and you will begin to read the facts, spot the issues, and use the facts to support the issues presented without difficulty. More importantly, you will begin to write better answers on your exams as you automatically begin to use the facts to support the issues.

If you come across a situation in which you cannot spot an issue or use the facts presented to support other issues presented, it is highly probable that you are missing something important. In this case, it is recommended that you refer to your Hornbook or Rom Law^TM on the subject and check to see whether or not the facts suggest any possible issues. Remember: the only rule that you will have to follow in issue-spotting is that all issues are derived from the facts and the facts are written in words and every word on an exam is a potential issue

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