In the state supreme court this week, I am filing an appellate brief. This brief uses the following argument map to lead the supreme court along a path of transitive statutory stepping stones to the conclusion that the appeal must be dismissed. The argument map uses the Rationale™ path visual language based on the ADEPT™ model of inference (argument essential predication transitivity.) ADEPT™ provides the most efficient connection between the premises and the conclusion. This directness and lack of redundancy are important in litigation where it can be easy for the judge or juror to get lost or distracted.