Introduction to Logic
Introduction to Logic
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Table of Contents
1 .BasicLogicalConcepts
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2 .AnalyzingArguments
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3 .LanguageandDefinitions
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4 .Fallacies
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5 .CategoricalPropositions
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6 .CategoricalSyllogisms
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7 .SyllogismsinOrdinaryLanguage
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8 .SymbolicLogic
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9 .MethodsofDeduction
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10 .QuantificationTheory
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1 . Analogical Reasoning
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12 .CausalReasoning
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13 . Science andHypothesis
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14 .Probability
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AVeryBriefHistoryofLogic
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Glossary
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