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Formal logic for Dummies?
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Formal logic for Dummies?
(February 5, 2016 at 11:28 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Formal logic really isn't that difficult. People use it everyday without training. Usually the validity of the argument depends on the premises and the definitions of the original terms. Modal logic is a little more tricky. I'm always suspicious of claims based on modal logic.

I guess part of what I am trying to learn is the difference -between-. Formal versus informal, for example, but I think I've got the hang of that now thanks to these kindly offered resources. Where does modal logic fit in comparatively? Or is it a subset of one of the others?
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Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 27, 2016 at 10:32 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by brewer - January 27, 2016 at 10:35 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Cato - January 27, 2016 at 10:56 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 27, 2016 at 11:05 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - January 28, 2016 at 5:16 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Alex K - January 28, 2016 at 5:33 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by bennyboy - January 28, 2016 at 6:31 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Grandizer - January 28, 2016 at 5:58 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - January 28, 2016 at 6:23 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - January 28, 2016 at 7:20 am
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 28, 2016 at 3:10 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 28, 2016 at 3:11 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - January 28, 2016 at 3:11 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 28, 2016 at 3:13 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by TheRealJoeFish - January 28, 2016 at 3:37 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 28, 2016 at 3:50 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - January 28, 2016 at 4:00 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - January 29, 2016 at 5:27 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by bennyboy - January 29, 2016 at 6:02 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - January 29, 2016 at 6:25 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Excited Penguin - January 29, 2016 at 9:19 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by bennyboy - January 29, 2016 at 3:22 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - January 29, 2016 at 6:08 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - January 29, 2016 at 3:25 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Neo-Scholastic - February 5, 2016 at 11:32 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Nihilist - February 4, 2016 at 2:29 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by TheRealJoeFish - February 4, 2016 at 10:46 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - February 4, 2016 at 6:52 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - February 5, 2016 at 10:42 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Neo-Scholastic - February 5, 2016 at 11:28 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Paraselene - February 5, 2016 at 11:52 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by The Grand Nudger - February 5, 2016 at 12:14 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - February 5, 2016 at 1:17 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - February 5, 2016 at 1:18 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by The Grand Nudger - February 5, 2016 at 1:19 pm
Formal logic for Dummies? - by LadyForCamus - February 5, 2016 at 10:26 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Angrboda - February 5, 2016 at 10:29 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - February 5, 2016 at 10:40 pm
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - February 6, 2016 at 4:36 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - February 6, 2016 at 5:22 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - February 6, 2016 at 5:24 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - February 6, 2016 at 5:49 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - February 6, 2016 at 6:19 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by ignoramus - February 6, 2016 at 6:55 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - February 6, 2016 at 6:59 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2016 at 7:03 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - February 6, 2016 at 8:19 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2016 at 8:22 am
RE: Formal logic for Dummies? - by robvalue - February 6, 2016 at 8:35 am

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