ᙖᖇƐ>ᜊᙃ ッ@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat's an easy yet useful skill that everyone should learn?message-squaremessage-square235fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down15
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an easy yet useful skill that everyone should learn?ᙖᖇƐ>ᜊᙃ ッ@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square235fedilink
minus-squareBennyVC@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agothat’s informal logic. formal logic is mathematical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informal_logic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic#Formal_logic
minus-squareAdalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYou are correct, I have studied both (math degree). Both need to be trained though. Informal logic helps a lot to notice the nonsensical statements that can be made that satisfy the rules of formal logic, but still don’t operate in reality.
that’s informal logic. formal logic is mathematical.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informal_logic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic#Formal_logic
You are correct, I have studied both (math degree). Both need to be trained though. Informal logic helps a lot to notice the nonsensical statements that can be made that satisfy the rules of formal logic, but still don’t operate in reality.