While this quote may be portrayed in many different lights and argued from many different sides, I believe that is is true. My reasoning behind this is completely based off of the teachings of logic and validity of humanities class. Without my knowledge obtained in humanities, my take on this quote would probably be different. However, since i know a little more about validity, my opinion about this quote is stronger. I do think that "logic is the art of going wrong with confidence" because it is possible to have a valid, logical statement that is false. We have seen many examples in class of these untrue, yet legitimate arguments. Provided, one would certainly be confident if they knew their statement was valid, even if it wasn't true. I also agree with the part of the statement that refers to logic as an "art". It takes a good deal of skill and composure to map out a valid statement and remain confident even if the statement were not true. All in all, I agree with J.W. Krutch's statement that "Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.”
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I like that you explain the use of the term "art." And I agree that it takes skill and composure to create a syllogism, but what is it that a person needs to remain confident about? Even if a statement is not true, one can still be sure of its validity if it adheres to the rules governing syllogisms.
ReplyDeleteBut how could a statement be valid if it weren’t true? Wouldn’t someone lose their confidence in their statement if they discovered it wasn’t true?
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