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updated: April 26, 2016 Logical Reasoning Bradley H. Dowden Philosophy Department California State University Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95819 USA ii iii Preface Copyright  © 2011-14 by Bradley H. Dowden This book Logical Reasoning by Bradley H. Dowden is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. That is, you are free to share, copy, distribute, store, and transmit all or any part of the work under the following conditions: (1) Attribution You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author, namely by citing his name, the book title, and the relevant page numbers (but not in any way that suggests that the book Logical Reasoning or its author endorse†¦show more content†¦vi Table of Contents Preface.........................................................................................................................................................iii Copyright ...............................................................................................................................................iii Praise .......................................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................. v Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................vi CHAPTER 1 How to Reason Logically ........................................................................................ 1 Facing a Decision as a Critical Thinker ............................................................................................... 2 Advice for Logical Reasoners ............................................................................................................... 5 Examples of Good Reasoning............................................................................................................. 14 Review of Major PointsShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning Of Computer Science1816 Words   |  8 PagesAssessment 1 - Report Logical Reasoning And Number Systems and/or Assembly Language Student Name: Ioannis Violitzopoulos Student ID: 1115297262 Course: Computer Science Program Leader: Liz Gandy Module: CET105 Computational Thinking Table of Contents Logical Reasoning 3 Logical Reasoning in Computer Science. 3 What is Logical Reasoning? 3 Why we use Logical Reasoning? 4 Types of Logical Reasoning 4 Deductive Reasoning 4 Inductive Reasoning 5 Abductive Reasoning 5 Wrong can be RightRead MoreThe Differences between Logical, Ethical and Dialectical Reasoning1656 Words   |  7 PagesDifferences Between Logical, Ethical, and Dialectical Reasoning The ways human think are one of the most distinct differences amongst us all. 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