by Trivium Pursuit | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, Logic
An Introduction to Inductive and Deductive Logic Fixing Flawed Thinking We often suppose that the other guy’s thinking is flawed, without even considering whether the real problem is actually with our own thinking. We tend to elevate our limited observations and...
by Trivium Pursuit | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, Logic
Logical Fallacies A fallacy is a defect in an argument which misleads the mind. The defect may be intentional or unintentional. If the defect is intentional, we sometimes call it a sophism. One’s understanding of fallacies may be used for good, in order to avoid...
by Trivium Pursuit | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, Logic
I am preparing to teach an introduction to logic course to my seventh graders this fall, and all four of them are excited about it. I have never taught logic, and all that I have learned came from Martin Cothran’s Traditional Logic. I’m trying to go through...
by Trivium Pursuit | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, Logic
by Trivium Pursuit | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, Logic
Why Study Logic? Perhaps the most important thing to give your child to prepare him to confront this world is a firm grasp of logical thinking skills. Without this refined skill — the ability to reason correctly — his thinking is not firmly anchored, but is...
