logic

Examples of logic in the following topics:

• Arguing with Evidence and Warrants

  • The former would depend primarily on hard data that supports its conclusions; the latter would emphasize the rigorousness of its logic.
  • If your warrant is not good, you may find yourself accused of committing a logical fallacy.
  • To fix the situation, clarify your warrant and make the logical connection stronger.
  • As a logical statement, this leaves a lot to be desired.
  • You will need to make them believe that the connection you describe is a logical one.

• Supporting Your Thesis

  • Logical analysis: Eugene Debbs, the famous union leader and former Socialist candidate for President of the United States, described the novel as leading him "out of the darkness and into the light" of socialism, demonstrating the extent to which the novel has a history of being popular with politically progressive groups and individuals.
  • Also, be careful to remain objective—avoid biased language and stick to arguments that are based on logic rather than on emotion.

• Repeating Key Terms and Phrases

  • "Logic would suggest that Caliban's acknowledgement of Setebos' sovereignty would be spoken in regular iambic pentameter.
  • "Caliban's description of his own established place in the hierarchy of the island further demonstrates the difficulty of considering Setebos' creation to be ordered in a reasonable and logical way."

• Principles of Writing in the Sciences

  • Keeping your chosen model in mind while you write can help ensure that your decisions and conclusions are logically consistent.
  • Also, watch out for logic traps such as bias and faulty causality.

• Step 5: Revising

  • Are the different steps of the argument linked in a logical manner?
  • Is every step adequately explained, or are there leaps or holes in logic?
  • Does the information in this paragraph logically lead to the next one?

• Introducing Objections Informally

  • If the objection is based on logic or common knowledge rather than research or specialist knowledge, it may not be necessary to cite outside sources.

• Approaches to Your Introductory Paragraph

  • This provides your readers with structure, appealing to the logical mind, after grabbing them through their emotions or their imagination.
  • While you're appealing to logic and reason in this part of the introduction, you needn't leave artistry behind entirely.

• Articulating Your Argument Up Front

  • Because of the established framework, the reader will logically understand the progression of the writer's argument because the writer has legitimized his or her claim by citing an accepted theory (framework) and thus the reader will be directed towards a particular conclusion.

• Introducing Quotations

  • An example of using a scholarly quote in order to provide a counterargument might be: "In his 1956 essay, "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics," Morris Weitz argues that it is not logically possible to construct a "true definition or set of necessary and sufficient properties of art," (1) because art, as a concept, does not have the kind of clear boundaries for identification necessary for a true definition.

• Critical Thinking

  • Does the argument have consistent logic?