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The Research Question Framer

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The Research Question Framer

Help me frame a research question precisely.

The problem: [DESCRIBE THE SITUATION]
Jurisdiction: [DESCRIBE]
What I think the issue is: [YOUR INITIAL VIEW]

Produce:
1. The legal issues present, separated and stated precisely
2. For each issue, the specific question that would resolve it
3. Which issues are threshold questions that make others moot
4. The elements or factors that each issue typically turns on
5. Search terms and Boolean strings for [WESTLAW / LEXIS / FASTCASE
   / BAILII / AUSTLII]
6. What secondary sources would orient me fastest
7. The question I am not asking that I should be

Do NOT answer the legal questions. Do NOT cite any authority. I am
using this to structure research I will conduct myself.

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