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Hi Richard, I would not say it is bad - just that it is the case that students' own mode of thinking is different. For example, as you say, "Students ........ have a natural expectation that the premises should do some work and should be relevant to the conclusion - things that are true of the ...

Hello, I am new to this forum - interested in the replies to ch33z3. I teach Introductory Logic and have never met a student whose "own mode of thinking" bore any resemblance to symbolic logic, or even basic Aristotelian logic. I agree with Psychonaut that sound argument will not persuade ...