Logic (elective)

Course Description: Logic should be your secret weapon. It's the tool for learning how to use other tools. It's the bones that give a clenched fist its structure (and knuckles).  This course was developed at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho, and has become the standard Logic course for classical schools nationwide. Students learn the fundamentals needed to think well, including: How to properly define terms for maximum precision and accuracy--and thus win the debate How to form and interpret statements, the building blocks of logical thought How to compose valid syllogisms and, just as importantly, expose the invalid fakes using counterexamples How to analyze arguments in normal English How to identify and deflect informal fallacies (one of the most instantly applicable parts of logic) Students will also master propositional arguments: How to interpret and analyze logical operators and truth tables by reviewing and applying the concepts of validity, contradiction, consistency, and