This section is on logic.
Google defines logic as reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.
What was difficult for me?
The concept of logic was initially difficult for me. I have always been good at reasoning through problems and arguments, but putting it down officially on paper and analyzing what exactly logic is was difficult for me. I didn't understand truth values at first, despite how simply they actually are. After some further reading and research on the web, I learned that truth value is "the attribute given to an argument that gives information about it's truth or falsehood." Thanks Google for that clarification.
Also difficult for me were the concepts of disjunction and conjunction. Maybe it was just given the difficulty of the words, and the intimidation that they gave me. I couldn't understand what these words meant and how they applied to logic, but, after reading more about it I came to this decisive conclusion:
disjunction is the same as as union. Either argument, or both, can be correct. Thinking about it thi way made a lot more sense.
The same can be said for conjunction. It is the same as an intersect. Either both arguments must be correct or both must be incorrect. At least that is my understanding of the concept. As you can tell, it was difficult for me to understand it.
What did I find interesting and relevant?
I think it's so valuable to be able to think through problems using logic. It's a proven way to determine whether something is true or false. I kind of like to think of it as a process where the truth will always come out. You start by proving one thing right. You then continue on to the next step, which you build off the first step. By doing this, you are able to build upon previous steps and arrive at a conclusion that was not clear from the beginning, but due to logical steps, has become clear.
My favorite thing from this reading is the idea of implication. I think that this is commonly used in arguments and thinking throughout the world. I see myself constantly thinking about things in this way. I often think of the consequences, or the implications, that certain decisions will have. I also see things as a chain reaction - "If this is true, then this is true."
Overall, I think logic is a powerful way to reason through problems. I look forward to learning more about it.
Google defines logic as reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.
What was difficult for me?
The concept of logic was initially difficult for me. I have always been good at reasoning through problems and arguments, but putting it down officially on paper and analyzing what exactly logic is was difficult for me. I didn't understand truth values at first, despite how simply they actually are. After some further reading and research on the web, I learned that truth value is "the attribute given to an argument that gives information about it's truth or falsehood." Thanks Google for that clarification.
Also difficult for me were the concepts of disjunction and conjunction. Maybe it was just given the difficulty of the words, and the intimidation that they gave me. I couldn't understand what these words meant and how they applied to logic, but, after reading more about it I came to this decisive conclusion:
disjunction is the same as as union. Either argument, or both, can be correct. Thinking about it thi way made a lot more sense.
The same can be said for conjunction. It is the same as an intersect. Either both arguments must be correct or both must be incorrect. At least that is my understanding of the concept. As you can tell, it was difficult for me to understand it.
What did I find interesting and relevant?
I think it's so valuable to be able to think through problems using logic. It's a proven way to determine whether something is true or false. I kind of like to think of it as a process where the truth will always come out. You start by proving one thing right. You then continue on to the next step, which you build off the first step. By doing this, you are able to build upon previous steps and arrive at a conclusion that was not clear from the beginning, but due to logical steps, has become clear.
My favorite thing from this reading is the idea of implication. I think that this is commonly used in arguments and thinking throughout the world. I see myself constantly thinking about things in this way. I often think of the consequences, or the implications, that certain decisions will have. I also see things as a chain reaction - "If this is true, then this is true."
Overall, I think logic is a powerful way to reason through problems. I look forward to learning more about it.
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