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• Archive: $234.95 $38 - An Introduction to Formal Logic - Steven Gimbel What Will You Learn?
• Become familiar with common logical fallacies such as circular reasoning, slippery slope, and causal oversimplification.
• Examine what makes deductive arguments valid.
• Use truth tables to test the validity of famous forms of argument called modus ponens and affirming the consequent.Flawed, misleading, and false arguments are everywhere.
• From advertisers trying to separate you from your money, to politicians trying to sway your vote, to friends who want you to agree with them, your belief structure is constantly under attack.Logic is intellectual self-defense against such assaults on reason and also a method of quality control for checking the validity of your own views.