Introductory course into Logic by [[Stephen Hicks]] at [[About]].
Logical Puzzles:
- "Who should I shoot first?" Three way gun duel with varying probabilities
- Islander "Bal" and "Dal" to "Yes" and "No" correspondence
An argument is made up of a conclusion and one or more premises.
Premise indicators:
- Because,
- Since,
- For the reasons that,
- For,
Conclusion indicators:
- So,
An enthymeme is an incomplete argument with missing premises or the conclusion.
## Evaluating Arguments
Two dimensions by which we evaluate arguments is with respect to their truth and their validity.
- Valid = An argument is structurally/formally correct. The conclusion logically follows from the premises.
- Truth = The information used as premises correspond to reality.