A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC TEST BANK BY PATRICK J. HURLEY.

hy study logic? Logic is one of the most important topics you will ever study. “How could you say such a thing?” you might well protest. And yet, consider: logic teaches us many things, and one of these is how to recognize good and bad arguments. Not just arguments about logic—any arguments. Nearly every undertaking in life will ultimately require that you evaluate an argument, perhaps several. You are confronted with a question: Should I buy this car or that car? Should I go to this college or that college? Did that scientific experiment show what the scientist claims it did? Should I vote for the candidate that promises to lower taxes, or for the one who says she might raise them? And so on. Our lives are a long parade of choices. When we try to answer such questions, in order to make the best choices, we often have only one tool: an argument. We listen to the reasons for and against various options, and must choose between them. And so, the ability to evaluate arguments is an ability that is very useful in everything that you will do—in your work, your personal life, your deepest reflections