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Introductory Logic: Student (4th edition)
by
James B. Nance (Goodreads Author),
Douglas J. Wilson
Logic is the art of reasoning well—of learning to think God's thoughts after Him. In this book, directed toward junior-high students, Douglas Wilson and James Nance lay the proper foundation of reasoning in the truth of God, and go on to train students in the crucial skills of defining terms, recognizing basic types of statements, arguing with syllogisms, arguing in ordina...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
June 1st 2006
by Canon Press
(first published 1996)
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I used this for three years and never managed to finish on time. Still, the layout was easy to follow. I do wonder if it is a good idea to use Bible verses for test cases. I prefer to limit the students' focus to the form while introducing new concepts, and that is almost impossible to do with well-known and spiritually/emotionally charged content. Nevertheless, I felt like the book worked well with the class.
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This was an excellent volume from which I learned the rudiments of logic. I especially enjoyed the parts which spoke about (1) the five rules which test the validity of a syllogism, (2)Invalid forms of mixed hypothetical syllogisms, and (3) Informal Fallacies or 'street-fighting' logic. And I just adore the square of opposition!
This is a great introduction textbook. My criticisms are that there are not enough exercises/assignments, and so I found myself needing to make up more for my class. It also comes out weak on theory, but for a Jr. High text it works well.
I am still irrational.
Good little primer on classical, Aristotelian logic.
Best suited for children.
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