legal-interpretation-argument

Trigger this skill when legal reasoning encounters any of the following: (1) the statutory text is ambiguous or admits multiple readings; (2) applying the provision to concrete case facts is contested; (3) an argument is needed that a provision should / should not apply to a particular situation; (4) the parties disagree on the meaning of the same provision; (5) provisions appear to conflict on the surface and must be reconciled through interpretation; (6) novel facts cannot be mapped directly onto existing statutory text; (7) legal application in a judgment document must be analyzed or challe