Which statement best expresses the significance of the requirement of precedent in legal argument? modes of similarity between legal cases are often the result of creative thinking by lawyers and judges. analogical arguments in law are often considerably more elusive than those dealing with ordinary subject matter. the primary analogues in law do not all have equal weight. similar cases must be decided similarly. which statement best represents the roles of legal precedent and of the case at trial, in terms of analogues for a legal argument? legal precedents function as secondary analogues within many legal arguments. similarities between the case at trial and cases of legal precedent function as the secondary analogues in a legal argument. the case at trial functions as a primary analogue within many legal arguments. the case at trial functions as the secondary analogue within many legal arguments. which of the following is not true of legal arguments? legal argument often involves showing how one case should be considered analogous to another. some legal arguments also appeal to moral reasoning. the relevance of the similarities between legal cases is rarely debatable. analogical reasoning is often required in decisions involving statutory law.