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Use this tag for general questions about logic that are not categorizable under some more specific tag, like "mathematical logic", "informal logic", "classical logic", etc.
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What's an intuition for material implication?
Paradoxes of material implication arise from an incorrect translation of observation to symbolic logic. … In the example given, we have a system of two closed switches resulting in one illuminated light bulb and we want to describe a truth about this system within symbolic logic. …
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What is a "straw man" argument?
It's often easier to argue on what someone doesn't believe than what they do believe. The straw man argument is characterized by a misrepresentation of an opponent's viewpoint to make for easier and m …
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