Logic Meaning
/ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjlogical
nounA method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
Sentence Examples
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
We were unable to follow his logic.
I fail to see the logic behind his argument.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Using simple ____, she concluded that if it rains, the ground will be wet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Her argument was based on sound ____ and clear evidence, which made it very difficult for anyone to deny.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English logike, from Old French and Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós). Displaced native Old English flitcræftlīċ.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"An old tradition has it that there are two branches of logic: deductive logic and inductive logic. More recently, the differences between these disciplines have become so marked that most people nowadays use "logic" to mean deductive logic, reserving terms like "confirmation theory" for at least some of what used to be called inductive logic. I shall follow the more recent practice, and shall construe "philosophy of logic" as "philosophy of deductive logic"."
— 2001, Mark Sainsbury, Logical Forms - An Introduction to Philosophical Logic, Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing, page 9:
"This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially."
— 2001 September 27, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Michael Rutter, Phil A. Silva, Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal Study, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 151:
""It's not a matter of opinion that she wasn't anywhere near her husband when somebody shoved a needle in him," I said, miffed. "I would have seen her."
"By that logic, nobody did it because you didn't see anybody.""
— 2020, Dan Andriacco, Murderers' Row:
""We identify four logics of empowerment (political, economic, social, and security) and apply these to understanding empowerment’s historical and contemporary meanings-in-use.""
— 2023, Alba Rosa Boer Cueva et al., Logics of empowerment in the women, peace and security agenda:
"Nay, is not the author himself "logicking" against logic, from the beginning of his book to the end ?"
— 1884, Orestes Augustus Brownson, Controversy, page 21:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Using simple ____, she concluded that if it rains, the ground will be wet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Her argument was based on sound ____ and clear evidence, which made it very difficult for anyone to deny.