Practicing & Observing Logic & Deduction
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PRACTICING & OBSERVING
LOGIC & DEDUCTION
Philosophy continued…
Yesterday’s Objectives
Wrap up with our group presentations by learning
about Friedrich Nietzsche from Tom, Kayla, Levi
Gain more clarity on Socrates, syllogisms,
inductive/deductive reasoning
Quick check / review
What’s a syllogism and how is it related to an
argument?
What is the process of deduction?
Today’s Objectives
Practice deduction through Pico Fermi Bagels game
Watch two logical titans debate the existence of God – a
debate held at University of Notre Dame – and capture
how they use deduction to form their arguments
Dinesh D’Souza
Christopher Hitchens
Next week -- begin to look at a variety of moral issues
and attempt to make logical arguments for your position
about those moral issues; quiz towards the end of the
week on philosophy
Practicing Logical Thinking: A Game
One person writes a 2-3 digit number
Another person guesses what that number is
For each guess, the number creator gives them a
hint…
Pico
Fermi Bagels
Fermi:
there is a correct digit placed correctly
Pico: there is a correct digit placed incorrectly
Bagels: no digits are correct
Watching a philosophical debate in action