In the following problems:

$$ Draft a shorthand$/$broad statement of the issue.

$$ Draft a comprehensive$/$narrow statement of the issue in the Relevant Law $+$ Legal Question $+$ Key Facts format.

Question:

$$ Is the statement $$concerning$$ the plaintiff?

Key Facts: An individual on a radio talk show states that all the town's psychiatrists are frauds.

Law: Assume the law of slander in your jurisdiction is case law $($court$-$made$)$ and one of the elements is that the statement must concern the plaintiff.

Question:

$$ Is the statement $$concerning$$ the plaintiff?

Key Facts: An individual on a radio talk show states that all the town's psychiatrists are frauds. The plaintiff is the only psychiatrist in the town.

Law: Assume the law of slander in your jurisdiction is case law $($court$-$made$)$ and one of the elements is that the statement must concern the plaintiff.