Sunday, January 10, 2010

“Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence"

Logic is a tricky thing. I can either help one's argument if they use it correctly, or it can make them look like a fool when used incorrectly. Deductive reasoning can help people create sound, valid arguments, as long as their facts are straight. The most well formulated arguments are always those which use logic based on facts. This can cause issues to arise, however, because not everyone believes in the same "truths." This coincides with the quote because logic can be used as a tool to enforce a persons argument, which gives the arguer confidence. On the other hand, it can be the art of going wrong because people often use deductive reasoning incorrectly or their original truths aren't valid.

1 comment:

  1. I don't understand what you mean by "as long as their facts are straight." Do you mean that for deductive reasoning to be useful that their statements need to truthful or they just need to abide by the rules? Because you could easily have a correct deductive reasoning without using truthful statements.

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