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Volumes 1 and 2 of the Contender contained articles meant to begin acquainting our readers with the basics of logic. "Logic," from the Greek word logos, is the science of correct reasoning, and provides tools for analyzing the form and content of arguments. Logic addresses the relationship of premises to conclusions, and helps us determine whether our reasoning is straight or crooked. The disciplines of logical reasoning are fast becoming a thing of the past, an artifact of a classical education. Feelings, emotions and rhetoric (persuasive speech) are most often the basis of what passes for "reasoning" today. If we are ever to "correctly handle the word of truth" (2 Tim. 2:15), we are going to have to learn to think correctly. We trust that you will be encouraged along these lines.

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