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July 2, 2014 Mark T. Conard Uncategorized

Logic Part III: Answer Key

In my last post, I discussed fallacies, or mistakes in reasoning. At the end of that piece I provided some examples of various fallacies. Below is the answer key for those examples. Fallacy Examples Identify the fallacies committed in the following: 1. You may laugh about esp, but you can't prove it doesn't work. [Argument … Continue reading Logic Part III: Answer Key

June 29, 2014June 30, 2014 Mark T. Conard Uncategorized

Logic Part III: Informal Fallacies

After a Twitter exchange with someone who was particularly challenged with regard to logic, I promised to post some basic lessons in logic (I’ve been teaching the subject for many years). I began with a basic discussion of the nature of argumentation, which is one of the primary ways in which reasoning operates: it makes … Continue reading Logic Part III: Informal Fallacies

June 25, 2014 Mark T. Conard Uncategorized

Logic Part II: Answer Key

In my last post, I discussed how to evaluate arguments. At the end of that piece I provided some examples of formal and informal arguments. Below is the answer key for those examples. FORMAL AND INFORMAL ARGUMENT EXAMPLES Identify which of the following is a formal and which is an informal argument. Can you tell … Continue reading Logic Part II: Answer Key

June 22, 2014June 29, 2014 Mark T. Conard Uncategorized

Logic Part II: Evaluating Arguments

After a Twitter exchange with someone who was particularly challenged with regard to logic, I promised to post some basic lessons in logic (I’ve been teaching the subject for many years). Part I began with a basic discussion of the nature of argumentation, which is one of the primary ways in which reasoning operates: it … Continue reading Logic Part II: Evaluating Arguments

June 18, 2014 Mark T. Conard Uncategorized

Logic Part I: Answer Key

In my previous post, I discussed some of the basics of argumentation, the study of which is known as Logic. I'm posting here the answer key to the examples at the end of that last discussion. The conclusions are underlined, and the indicator words are in bold. I label the types of indicator words in … Continue reading Logic Part I: Answer Key

June 15, 2014June 29, 2014 Mark T. Conard Uncategorized

Logic Part I: The Nature of Argumentation

After a Twitter exchange with someone who was particularly challenged with regard to logic, I promised to post some basic lessons in logic (I’ve been teaching the subject for many years). I begin with a basic discussion of the nature of argumentation, which is one of the primary ways in which reasoning operates: it makes … Continue reading Logic Part I: The Nature of Argumentation

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