Quotation A

When looking up the definition for logic many words are used that make up the definition. I did find a definition that says that logic is "convincing forcefulness; inexorable truth or persuasiveness: the irresistible logic of the facts." Based on this definition I believe that "logic is the art of going wrong with confidence." Unlike in J.W. Krutch's quotation, Benjamin Jowett doesn't believe that logic is neither a science or an art, but merely a quick avoidance of the wrong answers to get to the right answers. However, as Aristotelian and Euclid have both shown within their methods to reach logic, there are certain techniques and steps you have to follow before coming to a conclusion. When Benjamin Jowett says "..but a dodge" I feel as though he is saying that logic is something that comes involuntarily and is just an accident. There is no thought going into coming to an answer, you just happen to miss the wrong answers. However, when you share the process of how you've come to this logic to other people you have to have confidence and be persuasive. I know when I was learning the explanations behind Aristotle and Euclid to get to their answers I often just accepted the answers because they were forceful and long answers. You have to have confidence to be persuasive to back up what you have to say and be able to be sure which conclusions are wrong and which ones are right. If your not confident in what you have to say it's easy for others to question you.