What is a good definition of LOGIC, does it tell an arrangement of stages in a sequence of a process?

Question

May be each step in sequence becomes a logic for the next one. Better logic depends upon the better arrangement of stages in a process.
Am I right ?
Please describe.

Answer 1

Logic, from Classical Greek λόγος (logos), originally meaning the word, or what is spoken, (but coming to mean thought or reason) is the study of criteria for the evaluation of arguments, although the exact definition of logic is a matter of controversy among philosophers. However the subject is grounded, the task of the logician is to advance an account of valid and fallacious inference, to allow one to distinguish logical from flawed arguments.

Traditionally, logic is studied as a branch of philosophy, one part of the classical trivium, which consisted of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Since the mid-nineteenth century logic has also been commonly studied in mathematics and law. More recently logic has been applied to computer science. The parts that make up a computer chip are often called "logic gates".

As a formal science, logic investigates and classifies the structure of statements and arguments, both through the study of formal systems of inference and through the study of arguments in natural language. The scope of logic can therefore be very large, ranging from core topics such as the study of fallacies and paradoxes, to specialized analyses of reasoning such as probability, correct reasoning, and arguments involving causality. Logic is also commonly used today in argumentation theory.

Human life is full of decisions, including significant choices about what to believe. Although everyone prefers to believe what is true, we often disagree with each other about what that is in particular instances. It may be that some of our most fundamental convictions in life are acquired by haphazard means rather than by the use of reason, but we all recognize that our beliefs about ourselves and the world often hang together in important ways.

If I believe that whales are mammals and that all mammals are fish, then it would also make sense for me to believe that whales are fish. Even someone who (rightly!) disagreed with my understanding of biological taxonomy could appreciate the consistent, reasonable way in which I used my mistaken beliefs as the foundation upon which to establish a new one. On the other hand, if I decide to believe that Hamlet was Danish because I believe that Hamlet was a character in a play by Shaw and that some Danes are Shavian characters, then even someone who shares my belief in the result could point out that I haven't actually provided good reasons for accepting its truth.

In general, we can respect the directness of a path even when we don't accept the points at which it begins and ends. Thus, it is possible to distinguish correct reasoning from incorrect reasoning independently of our agreement on substantive matters.Logic is the discipline that studies this distinction—both by determining the conditions under which the truth of certain beliefs leads naturally to the truth of some other belief, and by drawing attention to the ways in which we may be led to believe something without respect for its truth. This provides no guarantee that we will always arrive at the truth, since the beliefs with which we begin are sometimes in error. But following the principles of correct reasoning does ensure that no additional mistakes creep in during the course of our progress.

Answer 2

Nice question for a Christmas day and I can't believe I am answering but no... each step in a logic sequence may be independent from each other and the next sequence. Later in the deduction stage the relevance of each step is considered.

Answer 3

Simply, there are two types of logic, inductive logic, which is considered bottom up processing. Example, if you ever missed placed your keys and you are trying to retrace you steps since the last time you had them, you have incorporated inductive logic.
Deductive logic is top down processing. In a math problem of finding the unknown length of a side of a triangle by using Pythagorean theorem A sq +B sq = C sq would be deductive logic
Good luck

Answer 4

logic in my opinion has to do with the construction of facts, on the very low level the buillding units are axioms. The rules for building the facts from the axioms is called logic. These rules itself are also derived from axioms

Answer 5

yes u are right !!
The logic is a combination of what you have experienced, and what you will do !!
so it is a step of step more like an algorithm !! it is using mathematics without realizing it

Answer 6

I think that is a logical explanation of logic.

Answer 7

lmao yep thats exactly it.....now point me to the emergency room....i think my brain just stopped

*drops on floor*