Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by Mcinerny D.Q

Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by Mcinerny D.Q

Author:Mcinerny, D.Q. [Mcinerny, D.Q.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9781588363770
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2004-08-02T23:00:00+00:00


The form of the conjunctive argument, expressed symbolically, is A ⋅ B. Both A and B represent complete statements. An example in plain English: “Anne is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota and she is majoring in biology.” That innocent little “⋅” tucked between the A and the B, which translates as “and,” bears great meaning. It tells us that both A and B are true. This is a package deal; you can’t isolate one term and take that as true while regarding the other as false. A ⋅ B can serve as a premise for an argument, and two conclusions can validly follow from it. Thus:



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