45 Introduction (Atheism - Constructing a Logical Argument)
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This article is from the Atheism FAQ, by mathew meta@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
45 Introduction (Atheism - Constructing a Logical Argument)
There is a lot of argument on Usenet; unfortunately, most of it is of
very low quality. This document attempts to provide you with a gentle
introduction to logic. Hopefully it will help you to spot bogus
arguments and improve the level of debate.
Logic is the science of reasoning, proof, thinking, or inference
[Concise OED]. Logic will let you analyze an argument or a piece of
reasoning, and work out whether it is correct or not. To use the
technical terms, logic lets you work out whether the reasoning is
valid or invalid.
Of course, you don't need to study logic to reason correctly. However,
a little basic knowledge of logic is often helpful when constructing
or analyzing an argument.
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