Logic

A fallacy is a flaw in logic. The ability to spot fallacies also has practical use, but in rhetoric, they pinpoint the soft spots in an opponent’s case. There are “seven deadly sins” in logical fallacies and those are the false comparison, the bad example, ignorance as proof,…

computer science and raw contact with the science and mathematics in my spare time. I was deeply convinced by my interests in logical deduction both in detective novels and mathematics. However, there is always a widely recognized opinion that girls’ logic thinking ability and coordinating capacity are inferior to the boys’. Without doubt, my decision was rejected by most of my…

“What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence”. This is the enigmatic sentence that ends Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus: a work written by a 29-year old philosopher-imprisoned in an Italian POW camp amidst the final months of World War I. A work with which he claimed to have solved all the philosophical problems that had puzzled philosophers for millennia. All within 100 pages of painstakingly enumerated “propositions” that composed the Tractatus. A work with…

nothing without support of their credibility; it is easier to believe what is being said with prove of their integrity. Babcock and Laschever use logos within their essay to back up their claim that “women don’t ask.” The phrase “women don’t ask” uses logic and persuasion forcing the audiences to question how many times they have or have not negotiated. They use this reasoning to show the audience that they have recognized a problem and that something must be done in order to solve this growing…

Socrates explains that logic will help Kreeft decide his own thoughts. After questioning Protagoras, Kreeft came to the conclusion that to have subjective truth there has to be objective truth. Socrates helps Kreeft understand the flaw in Protagoras’ philosophy by pointing out…

A college education was once deemed as the finest ticket to a better life. However, the rising costs of higher education, the burden of student debt, and an insecure job market have left many wondering: Are too many people going to college? Political scientist, Charles Murray, wrote “Are Too Many People Going to College?” published in 2012 in They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing: With Readings, and he argues that there are, in fact, too many people going to college. While…

dwindling down as we speak. In “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift and “Lifeboat Ethics” by Garrett Hardin, each author uses a different method of appeals to propose to their readers a way to help our ever growing population. Hardin uses more of a logic based argument, using facts and figures to back up his statements. Swift takes a wildly different approach by using a satirical “speaker” to bring a more emotional appeal to his readers. He first recommends a very vulgar approach to grab his…

Even so, in some of my recent short writing assignments or essays, I have had a few misconceptions justify my evidence, which led to incorrect reasoning. I thought it was appropriate to support some evidence with logic, depending on the argument and the assignment. Though, just because my logic makes since to me, does not mean to other people it is a fact. Supporting the argument keys points with truthful facts, and proper research, could decrease the chances of committing logical fallacies.…

Piggy represents logic and the voice of reason in the book Lord of the Flies. Piggy is wise, he is very logical, and he enjoys to follow rules. Piggy lost both of his parents at a very young age, so he lived with his aunt who always wanted him to feel good. Piggy is very wise for his age, for example he came up with the idea to use the conch and maybe he feels as if he can gain some kind of respect when he is using the conch. Piggy’s specs come up multiple times in the book, the specs symbolize…

mean a job after college. The article takes a twist, and slowly brings in the idea that maybe the skepticism of college should be questioned. First mentioning the involvement of successful college graduates like Barack Obama, and then even using some logic, “…one needn’t necessarily be a liberal-arts graduate to regard as distinctly and speciously utilitarian the idea that higher education is, above all, a route to economic advancement” (Mead 434). This statement turns the argument which seemed…