Wise Affirmations/Deductive Logic

Logic provides a set of tools for evaluating consistency.

Deductive logic provides a system of tools and techniques that allow the truth-values of certain classes of statements—known as propositions— to be evaluated for consistency.

These affirmations are derived from materials in the course on deductive logic.

Affirmations

Select affirmations from this list and repeat them often and in the moment, either silently or out loud, as appropriate. Address each affirmation to yourself.

You think logically.

You understand logic.

You rely on the law of non-contradiction.

You construct valid arguments.

You use logic to identify inconsistencies.

You use sound arguments.

You correctly evaluate truth functions.

You recognize unsound arguments.

You recognize logical fallacies.

You explicate the syllogism to understand various statements.

You solve logic puzzles.

You transform natural language statements into equivalent symbolic statements.