informal logic

collocation in English

meaningsofinformalandlogic

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informal
adjective
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/ɪnˈfɔː.məl/us
/ɪnˈfɔːr.məl/
not formal ...
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logic
noun[U]
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/ˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈlɑː.dʒɪk/
a particular way of thinking, especially one that is reasonable and based on ...
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(Definition ofinformalandlogicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One surprise forinformallogicis that the technique of argument diagramming was not invented within the recent research in informal logic and argumentation theory.
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The technique of argument diagramming is widely used ininformallogic.
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In fact, the vast majority of proofs in written mathematics can be considered as applications of rigorousinformallogic.
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Ininformallogicthis is called a counter argument.
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He was noted for promoting a popular, and non-mathematical, approach to logic, now known asinformallogic.
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This was in part because proponents ofinformallogicbecame the keepers of argument and rhetoric while insisting that formalism was anathema to argument.
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Argumentation theory is the study and research ofinformallogic, fallacies, and critical questions as they relate to every day and practical situations.
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However, perhaps because of the informal in the title, the precise definition ofinformallogicis a matter of some dispute.
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The paradox ceases to exist the moment we replaceinformallogicwith propositional logic.
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Informallogictextbooks are replete with philosophical examples, but it is unclear whether this approach transfers to non-philosophy students.
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These theories includeinformallogic, social epistemology, ethnomethodology, speech acts, the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of science, and social psychology.
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The study of fallacies is an especially important branch ofinformallogic.
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In argumentation theory orinformallogic, an argument form is sometimes seen as a broader notion than the logical form.
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Understandinginformallogicthis way would be much too broad to be useful.
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Informallogicmay be said to emphasize the study of argumentation, whereas formal logic emphasizes implication and inference.
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This definition reflects what had been implicit in their practice and what others were doing in theirinformallogictexts.
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Informallogicmay thus be said to be a logic of argumentation, as distinguished from implication and inference.
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Informallogicdoes present standards for the evaluation of argument, procedures for detecting missing premises etc.
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Massey criticizesinformallogicon the grounds that it has no theory underpinning it.
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The distinguishing feature between formal andinformallogicis that in the former case, the logical rule applied to the content is not specific to a situation.
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