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Introduction To Logic

This document provides an introduction to the concepts of logic. It defines logic as the science of reasoning and thinking that evaluates arguments, distinguishing good arguments from bad. It notes that Aristotle is considered the father of logic and contributed syllogistic logic, modal logic, and identifying informal fallacies. The document also defines key logic terms like argument, statement, premise, and conclusion, and provides common indicators used to identify premises and conclusions.

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Introduction To Logic

This document provides an introduction to the concepts of logic. It defines logic as the science of reasoning and thinking that evaluates arguments, distinguishing good arguments from bad. It notes that Aristotle is considered the father of logic and contributed syllogistic logic, modal logic, and identifying informal fallacies. The document also defines key logic terms like argument, statement, premise, and conclusion, and provides common indicators used to identify premises and conclusions.

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A concise introduction to Logic

Tenth Edition By Patrick J. Hurley

CH# 01
LOGIC:

Basic Concepts

Define Logic in your own words????

LOGIC
Logic is defined as science of Reasoning Logic is defined as science of Thinking Organized body of Knowledge, or science, that

evaluates arguments
Evaluates good arguments from bad arguments

History of logic
Aristotle is the father of Logic His chief accomplishment is :

Syllogistic logic 2. Modal logic 3. Informal fallacies


1.

Other Greek scholar were Chrysippus, Galen and Peter Abelard

Argument
A Group of statement Statement is a sentence that is either true or

false. examples
Premises Conclusions

Premise indicators
Since

As indicated by
For the reason that As Given that May be inferred from Because Seeing that

Conclusion Indicator
Therefore We may conclude Entails that Thus For this reason

As a result
So Hence

Consequently
Accordingly

Exercise from book


Identify premises and conclusion from the given

statement of argument ????

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