Throughout the course of the semester, I have learned many things. I think the most significant concept I learned was the difference between the various types of arguments, such as: deductive, inductive, and elimination. In the Think book, the example given in form of a syllogism is that:
1. All men are mortal
2. All fathers are men
3. Therefore, all fathers are mortal
I find this to be really interesting because we as people argue generally every day when we disagree about something, but to look at these claims from a broader, more in depth perspective is very curious. Also, the fact that you can have these same types of syllogisms, but they can be flawed too. An example given in the book is:
1. All men are tall people.
2. Tom Cruise is a man.
3. Therefore, Tom Cruise is a tall person.
However, generally people know that Tom Cruise isn't very tall. I just think the way it can go back and forth between true premises and can easily be either valid or invalid is compelling.
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