Sunday, January 10, 2010
Question A
Logic is the art going wrong with confidence? Not always. It certainly is being right with confidence and proper support of the validity of an argument. Like we discussed in class, anything can be true, but there must be a valid argument behind that truth. Using logic to go wrong with confidence means that you have validity in your argument even if it isn't true. So yes, while logic is the art of going wrong with confidence, it does not necessarily mean we are always going wrong with confidence. Or at least we are not intending to be wrong. After all, who starts an argument for the sheer sake of being wrong? Even if we end up wrong in our argument we establish validity and (questionable) truth in our premises. But the bottom line is no one intends to be wrong.
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So are you saying that logic has to do with accepting that you might be wrong in your argument? I agree that no one intends to be wrong, but not every argument can be proven correct with proper support if it’s not true from the beginning.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the intent to be wrong matters much here - people often make claims that they feel are correct but are then shown to be incorrect or illogical (think George Bush's "Mission Accomplished" fiasco). The fact of the matter is, people can be dead wrong even when their premise is wrong and they are INTENDING to be correct.
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