Abstract

Menachem's Abstract

1. Id case-rule being dicussed (id the halachic ??????)
2. Id the input conditions of the case
3. Categorize them to id which are halachically relevant = are necessary or sufficient to generate the din (there are also other relevant categorizations)
4. Ask about the hiddush value of this case-ruling = id the counter-factual alternative to this case-ruling = what I might have said alternatively
   1. Explain the reason for hiddush = why in fact we rule as we do and not like the alternative
5. Vary (= tweak) the input conditions to id which of the input conditions are in fact necessary, sufficient, preferred, negating by evaluating how the case-ruling being studied interfaces with other case-rulings bearing on the same topic = the flow of the Gemara
6. Generalize from the input conditions to generate a rule = abstract from them to some higher order concept often trying to make the case-ruling under discussion an example of some already known more encompassing rule
7. Re-tweak the input conditions to cases not yet discussed to rule = adjudicate = posken in them according to the abstracted, more generalized rule we have just discovered
8. Examine other sources e.g. Rishonim in light of the above

David's Abstract

1. Analyse case - answer questions - generate input conditions
2. Categorize input conditions as relevant or irrelevant
3. Generalize relevant input conditions to generate rule
4. Offer alternate categorizations to generate alternate rules
5. Modify input conditions - either add or remove - to identify input conditions as necessary, sufficient, preferred, negating
6. Generate rules from modified cases
7. Organize set of rules into a unit - different organization structures may emerge from different categorization choices
8. Look for parallel cases that contain similar sets or sub-sets of input conditions - determine if the parallel cases are related or coincidental
9. Organize related parallel cases into higher level units

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