(May 3, 2013 at 5:25 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote:(May 2, 2013 at 7:09 pm)A_Nony_Mouse Wrote: Logic is ONLY a process. P1 and P2 must be demonstrably and observably correct before there are any "therefores."
That’s actually incorrect, in deductive logic there is no obligation for a person to demonstrate that their premises are true, premises are assumed to be true unless otherwise refuted.
That may be the correct answer in the classroom. Never formally studied it myself. However in the real world if you do not want small children to laugh at you as you walk by your premises have to be demonstrably true.