Logic For Dummies

Logic concepts are more mainstream than you may realize.There's logic every place you look and in almost everythingyou do, from deciding which shirt to buy to asking your boss for araise, and even to watching television, where themes of such showsas CSI and Numbers incorporate a variety oflogistical studies. Logic For Dummies explains a vastarray of logical concepts and processes in easy-to-understandlanguage that make everything clear to you, whether you're acollege student of a student of life. You'll find out about: * Formal Logic * Syllogisms * Constructing proofs and refutations * Propositional and predicate logic * Modal and fuzzy logic * Symbolic logic * Deductive and inductive reasoning Logic For Dummies tracks an introductory logic course atthe college level. Concrete, real-world examples help youunderstand each concept you encounter, while fully worked outproofs and fun logic problems encourage you students to apply whatyou've learned.