shanvan Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 in high school, what would you use? Would you use a specific curriculum or book, or would you use an online class? Any Logic books that could be used as a one year course and stand alone without a follow up book? Ds has studied informal logic using Bluedorn books and some other books I have around the house. I'd like him to cover logic in high school, but would prefer it as a lead in to Rhetoric materials he will be using which cover logic as related to writing and speaking (which are 2 of his strong areas). I've searched the boards for options, but haven't been able to find anyone else thinking of doing this. What I've found are people who opt not to cover logic as a subject, and feel that there is enough logic contained within their writing and math courses. With everything else Ds would like to study I may become one of those people. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 We've used Material Logic and Traditional Logic to cover both. They have volumes 1 & 2 for both courses, so you might do 1 semester of each, or a year of one. From Cothran; "While formal logic studied the "how" of reasoning, material logic studied the "what." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 We did Introductory and Intermediate Logic by Nance and Wilson for a year course in 9th grade. I also added the ARt of Argument Teaching Company lectures. He was taking Geometry that year as well, so it was a good combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 We did Introductory and Intermediate Logic by Nance and Wilson for a year course in 9th grade. I also added the ARt of Argument Teaching Company lectures. He was taking Geometry that year as well, so it was a good combo. I can see how that would work well. Off to check online samples again! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 We've used Material Logic and Traditional Logic to cover both. They have volumes 1 & 2 for both courses, so you might do 1 semester of each, or a year of one. From Cothran; "While formal logic studied the "how" of reasoning, material logic studied the "what." I haven't spent much time looking at Material Logic. I'm not sure why, but I'll take a look again. Thanks for the suggestion. It's an interesting approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I would use Discovery of Deduction from CAP. We used it this year, it is formal logic. It blends well with a Rulebook for Arguments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I'm using Traditional Logic 1 and 2 this year from Memoria Press. I might follow the suggestion to blend Discovery of Deduction with Rulebook for Arguments to for a review later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 We've used Material Logic and Traditional Logic to cover both. They have volumes 1 & 2 for both courses, so you might do 1 semester of each, or a year of one. From Cothran; "While formal logic studied the "how" of reasoning, material logic studied the "what." We are doing Traditional Logic right now and plan to continue on to Material Logic eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Really? It seems like we've had many threads about what we are using for Logic, though maybe not recently. We do Introductory Logic and Intermediate Logic in one year as a junior high Logic course. I have found that it provides the groundwork for rhetoric really, really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Peter Kreeft's Socratic Logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Peter Kreeft's Socratic Logic This just looks wonderful! Thank you so much. It's at the top of my list now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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