Logic For Dummies
Chapter One
What Is This Thing Called Logic?
In This Chapter
* Seeing the world from a logical point of view
* Using logic to build valid arguments
* Applying the laws of thought
* Understanding the connection between math and logic
You and I live in an illogical world. If you doubt this fact, just flip on the
evening news. Or really listen to the guy sitting at the next barstool. Or,
better yet, spend the weekend with your in-laws.
With so many people thinking and acting illogically, why should you be any
different? Wouldn't it be more sensible just to be as illogical as the rest of the
human race?
Well, okay, being illogical on purpose is probably not the best idea. For one
thing, how can it possibly be sensible to be illogical? For another, if you've
picked this book up in the first place, you're probably not built to be illogical.
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