Critical thinking, then, enables us to form sound beliefs and judgments, and in doing so, provides us with a basis for a 'rational and reasonable' emotional life. XVI, No. The rationality of the world is what is at risk. Too many people are taken advantage of because of their lack of critical thinking, logic and deductive reasoning. These same people are raising children without these same skills, creating a whole new generation of clueless people.
Recently I needed a new transmission for the family van. The warranty on the power train covers the transmission up to , miles. The van has around 68, miles on it. Therefore, even the logic-less dimwit could easily figure that the transmission was covered. Well, this was true until the dealership told me that it wasn't, stating that because we didn't get the scheduled transmission service which is basically a fluid change at 30, and 60, miles the warranty was no longer valid.
Now, there are many people that would argue this point, but many more that would shrug, panic, and accept the full cost of repairs. I read the warranty book.
I had a receipt that said the fluid was checked at 60, but not replaced. A friend on Twitter pointed out the fact that they were using , mile transmission fluid.
So logically, the fluid would not have to be replaced under , miles if it wasn't needed, right? So why the stipulation that it needed to be replaced at 60, and the loose assumption that not doing that would void the warranty? So I asked the warranty guy to show me in the book where the two items are related. Where it explicitly says that if you don't get the service, the transmission isn't covered. There were portions where it said the service was recommended, but never connecting to actual repairs.
Finally the warranty guy shrugged, admitted I was right and said the service was covered. In this case, valid logic equaled truth and a sound argument. I used very simple reasoning and logic to determine that I was being inadvertently screwed.
Philosophy is based on reasoning, and logic is the study of what makes a sound argument, and also of the kind of mistakes we can make in reasoning. So study logic and you will become a better philosopher and a clearer thinker generally. The role of logic in society is to set the rules that we must follow to achieve rational communication.
Laws of logic are the rules that we must obey so that we can have rational communication. They are like the rules in a game of chess. Laws of thought, traditionally, the three fundamental laws of logic: 1 the law of contradiction, 2 the law of excluded middle or third , and 3 the principle of identity. The three laws can be stated symbolically as follows. Logic is the study of correct reasoning.
Logic pertains to all subjects, since people can reason about anything they can think about. Sometimes the reasoning is good; some- times, not so good. People use logic to tell the difference. Using logic, we can evaluate bits of reasoning as proper or improper, good or bad. Abstract: Logic is defined and described with examples; deductive arguments are distinguished from inductive arguments. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance.
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Sir I just want you to give me one example of important effect of studying logic because we are required to give 10 and I don't have any idea yet about logic.
Important effect.. For example, saying "Studying logic helps your understanding of boolean algebra which is needed for processor design" would be okay? In that case, have a look at the related question I linked to before. No 1 for me would be that by studying it we learn how to use it, thus to think properly. But it all depends on what you mean by 'studying logic'. It would easy to design a course that doers not have ten important effects.
How can the study of logic help a teacher during the training course — Oryem Allan. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes. These are things that are needed in a variety of real-life situations, for example : Talking about science Arguments with friends, colleagues, others in general Get a better understanding of debates of others e.
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