Explain the IRAC method of case analysis

What will be an ideal response?

In the study of law, legal cases are usually examined using the IRAC method (an acronym that stands for issue, rule, application, and conclusion) as outlined in the following:
I = What is the legal issue in the case?
R = What is the rule (law) of the case?
A = What is the court's analysis and rationale?
C = What was the conclusion or outcome of the case?
First, the facts of the case are investigated and understood. Next, the legal issue that is to be answered is identified and succinctly stated. Then the law that is to be applied to the case is identified, read, and understood. Once the facts, law, and legal issue have been stated, critical thinking is used in applying the law to the facts of the case. This requires that the decision maker
—whether a judge, juror, or student—analyze, examine, evaluate, interpret, and apply the law to the facts of the case. Last, the critical legal thinker must reach a conclusion and state his or her judgment.