Why Formal Logic is Essential for Critical Thinking

Authors

  • Donald L. Hatcher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/il.v19i1.2317

Keywords:

critical thinking, formal logic, informal logic, composition, critical writing, critical thinking assessment, critical thinking pedagogy

Abstract

After critiquing the arguments against using formal logic to teach critical thinking, this paper argues that for theoretical, practical, and empirical reasons, instruction in the fundamentals of formal logic is essential for critical thinking, and so should be included in every class that purports to teach critical thinking.

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Published

1999-01-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (1999)

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