List of basic topics in logic

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Logic, a branch of both philosophy and mathematics, is the study of criteria for the evaluation of arguments. The task of the logician is to advance an account of valid and fallacious inference, to allow one to distinguish logical from flawed arguments. 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. Basic topics in logic include:

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1 Nature of logic
2 Branches of logic
3 History of logic
4 Basic logic concepts
5 Famous logicians
6 Logic lists
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Nature of logic

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[edit] History of logic

Main article: History of logic

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Main article: List of logic topics

List of logicians
List of rules of inference.
There is a list of paradoxes on the paradox page.
There is a list of fallacies on the logical fallacy page.
Modern mathematical logic is at the list of mathematical logic topics page.
For introductory set theory and other supporting material see the list of basic discrete mathematics topics.

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