How important is a Logic course?

[Hoggirl]

I am trying to decide if I want to spend time doing the Memoria Press traditional logic program. While I think it would be "nice" to have, I am not sure whether I think it is time well-spent. I took a logic course in college as it was suggested as an elective for a pre-law student. I honestly don't remember much about it, though I do remember enjoying it.

 

My ds is quite a bit accelerated in math and probably somewhat so in grammar and latin for his age. B/c of this I don't want to pile on too much as I don't want him to get overwhelmed. On the other hand, I feel like if not next year, when? It certainly will only get more difficult to work it in later.

 

In what way do you think this course would be beneficial?

TIA!

[Michelle in AL]

It's a prerequisite for Rhetoric classes. I never thought I would want mine to take Rhetoric, as I never really knew what it was. Now, this is something I'd really want mine to take in high school, so I guess if you want to go this route it would be necessary.

[Nan in Mass]

You have to learn to think, really think, somehow. If you are a verbal person going into a non-math-science field, then you can learn to think using logic. If you not a literature/speech/history person, then you can learn to think using geometry, proper geometry with proofs. Then there are other things like set-theory and computer programming, which sort of resemble some aspects of logic (as far as I can tell). Or you can become an engineer. Engineers are taught to define a problem and find solutions that solve the defined problem, among other things.

-Nan

[plimsoll]

I think it's very important to be able to recognize and refute fallacies in arguments. Otherwise, anyone can convince you of anything....