Two articles critical of formulas like IRAC are George D. Gopen, “ IRAC, REA, Where Are We Now, and Where We Should Be Going in the Teaching of Legal Writing ,” Legal Writing: 17 The Journal ...

IRAC stands for Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion. No surprise: the Mueller Report uses the IRAC method elegantly and beautifully; the analysis is done for us. All we have to do is read it.