This document discusses the nature of legal thinking and how lawyers approach analyzing facts and cases. It explains that legal thinking involves carefully analyzing how the facts of a new case are the same or different from the facts of prior cases. Lawyers ask questions to evaluate aspects like whether a case is strong, how it could be proven, and if it will achieve the client's desired outcome. Legal thinking is learned through law school and studying past legal decisions. The document provides examples of applying the legal thinking process to analyze an issue and reach a conclusion.