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Source Pack and Argument Map

Two structured tools that sit alongside the workflow — a proper record of what you are relying on, and your reasoning as a structure you can see.

Source Pack

A record of what you are relying on. Each entry has a type — case, statute, textbook, journal article, lecture material, official guidance, website or other — with a title, a citation or link, and your own note.

Shown on every Source Pack
These labels describe the source category. They are not an endorsement, and do not mean a source is correct, relevant, or verified.
Durmah organises; you verify

Durmah does not fetch or parse the links you save, and it does not vouch for what is behind them. Verifying a source remains your job — and it is the part of legal research that actually builds judgement.

Argument Map

Your reasoning laid out as a structure you can see. Nodes can be a central question, a position, a proposition, a reason, a counterargument, a response, an unresolved question or a conclusion — connected by supports, challenges or responds-to relationships.

Shown at the foot of every Argument Map
This is a structure for your own reasoning. Durmah does not create the propositions, arguments, sources, or conclusion for you. Your final argument and wording must be your own.
Build the counterarguments first

Most students map their own argument and stop. The marks are in the response nodes — where you name the strongest objection and answer it. If a branch has no counterargument, you have probably not finished thinking about it.

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Durmah is an independent study platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated on behalf of any university. Everything in this manual describes study support for legal education. It is not legal advice. Where this manual and your module handbook disagree, your module handbook is authoritative.