Type the Question
Naming a question's type tells you where to look and how far along you are. For each question below, name the type — then pick the source family that type points to. The feedback explains the tell in the question's own wording.
How to use this: two moves per question. First classify it (definitional, exploratory, focusing, or application), then match it to a source. Every question can be typed from its wording alone — that is the skill.
DefinitionalWhat a word or phrase means. Dictionary or general search for orientation; the statute's definitions section, a regulation, or case law when precision is critical.
ExploratoryWhat the landscape looks like. No-clue → encyclopedia or general search; foundational → treatise; survey → ALR, Restatement, 50-state survey.
FocusingWhat the specific governing rule, standard, or test is — the move from secondary to primary authority.
ApplicationHow the rule operates on specific facts: cases with similar facts, or build the rule from multiple sources when nothing is on point.