A Class Room Logic
Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of TeachingBy George Hastings McNair
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In "A Class Room Logic," George Hastings McNair presents an incisive exploration of reasoning within the confines of educational settings. Through a blend of analytical essays and practical examples, McNair delves into the application of logical principles in classroom discourse, emphasizing the significance of critical thinking in shaping both pedagogy and student engagement. His literary style melds clarity with rigor, reflecting an understanding of educational theories against the backdrop of mid-20th-century American education, a period marked by shifting pedagogical paradigms and increased emphasis on philosophy in teaching. George Hastings McNair, a seasoned educator and philosopher, roots his work in extensive experience within the academic landscape. His background in logic and philosophy, coupled with dedication to improving educational practices, inspired him to articulate the indispensable role of logic in effective teaching strategies. This book emerges as a reflection of his commitment to fostering intellectual inquiry and equipping educators with tools to enhance their students' analytical abilities. This compelling text is highly recommended for educators, administrators, and students alike, as it provides foundational insights into not only the mechanics of teaching logical reasoning but also its broader implications for fostering a generation of critically aware thinkers. McNair's work transcends mere theory, offering practical applications that resonate across disciplines.
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1A CLASS ROOM LOGIC
1488. OUTLINE.
2CHAPTER 1. THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF LOGIC.
1499. SUMMARY.
31. THE MIND.
15010. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
42. LOGIC RELATED TO OTHER SUBJECTS.
15111. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
53. LOGIC DEFINED.
15212. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
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64. THE VALUE OF LOGIC TO THE STUDENT.
153CHAPTER 13. INCOMPLETE SYLLOGISMS AND IRREGULAR ARGUMENTS.
75. OUTLINE—
1541. ENTHYMEME.
86. SUMMARY.
1552. EPICHEIREMA.
97. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
1563. POLYSYLLOGISM.
108. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
1574. SORITES.
11CHAPTER 2. THOUGHT AND ITS OPERATION.
1585. IRREGULAR ARGUMENTS.
121. THE KNOWING MIND COMPARED WITH THE THINKING MIND.
1596. OUTLINE.
132. KNOWING BY INTUITION.
1607. SUMMARY.
143. THE THINKING PROCESS.
1618. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
154. NOTIONS, INDIVIDUAL AND GENERAL.
1629. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
165. KNOWLEDGE AND IDEA AS RELATED TO THE NOTION.
163CHAPTER 14. CATEGORICAL ARGUMENTS TESTED ACCORDING TO FORM.
176. THE LOGIC OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS INVOLVED IN THE NOTION.
1641. ARGUMENTS OF FORM AND MATTER.
187. THOUGHT IN THE SENSATION AND PERCEPT.
1652. ORDER OF PROCEDURE IN THE FORMAL TESTING OF ARGUMENTS.
198. EVOLUTION AND THE THINKING MIND.
1663. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES IN TESTING ARGUMENTS WHICH ARE ALREADY COMPLETE, REGULAR, AND LOGICALLY ARRANGED.
209. THE CONCEPT AS A THOUGHT PRODUCT.
1674. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISE IN TESTING COMPLETED ARGUMENTS, ONE OR BOTH PREMISES BEING ILLOGICAL.
2110. THE JUDGMENT AS A THOUGHT PRODUCT.
1685. ARGUMENTS WHICH ARE INCOMPLETE AND MORE OR LESS IRREGULAR.
2211. INFERENCE AS A THOUGHT PRODUCT.
1696. COMMON MISTAKES OF STUDENTS IN TESTING ARGUMENTS.
2312. THINKING AND APPREHENSION.
1707. OUTLINE.
2413. STAGES IN THINKING.
1718. SUMMARY.
2514. OUTLINE.
1729. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
2615. SUMMARY.
17310. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
2716. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
174CHAPTER 15. HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENTS, AND DISJUNCTIVE ARGUMENTS INCLUDING THE DILEMMA.
2817. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
1751. THREE KINDS OF ARGUMENTS.
29CHAPTER 3. THE PRIMARY LAWS OF THOUGHT.
1762. HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENTS.
301. TWO FUNDAMENTAL LAWS.
1773. THE ANTECEDENT AND CONSEQUENT.
312. THE LAW OF IDENTITY.
1784. TWO KINDS OF HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENTS.
323. LAW OF CONTRADICTION.
1795. THE RULE AND TWO FALLACIES OF THE HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENT.
334. THE LAW OF EXCLUDED MIDDLE.
1806. HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENTS REDUCED TO THE CATEGORICAL FORM.
345. THE LAW OF SUFFICIENT REASON.
1817. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISE TESTING HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENTS OF ALL KINDS.
356. UNITY OF PRIMARY LAWS OF THOUGHT ILLUSTRATED BY SYMBOLS.
1828. DISJUNCTIVE ARGUMENTS.
367. OUTLINE.
1839. THE TWO KINDS OF DISJUNCTIVE ARGUMENTS.
378. SUMMARY.
18410. THE FIRST RULE OF DISJUNCTIVE ARGUMENTS.
389. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
18511. SECOND RULE OF DISJUNCTIVE ARGUMENTS.
3910. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
18612. REDUCTION OF THE DISJUNCTIVE ARGUMENT TO THE HYPOTHETICAL AND THEN TO THE CATEGORICAL.
4011. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
18713. THE DILEMMA.
41CHAPTER 4. LOGICAL TERMS.
18814. FOUR FORMS.
421. LOGICAL THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE INSEPARABLE.
18915. THE ONE RULE INVOLVED IN DILEMMATIC ARGUMENTS.
432. MEANING OF LOGICAL TERM.
19016. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISE TESTING DISJUNCTIVE AND DILEMMATIC ARGUMENTS.
443. CATEGOREMATIC AND SYNCATEGOREMATIC WORDS.
19117. ORDINARY EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE DISJUNCTIVE PROPOSITION AND HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENT.
454. SINGULAR TERMS.
19218. OUTLINE.
465. GENERAL TERMS.
19319. SUMMARY.
476. COLLECTIVE AND DISTRIBUTIVE TERMS.
19420. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
487. CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT TERMS.
19521. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
498. CONNOTATIVE AND NON-CONNOTATIVE TERMS.
196CHAPTER 16. THE LOGICAL FALLACIES OF DEDUCTIVE REASONING.
509. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMS.
1971. A NEGATIVE ASPECT.
5110. CONTRADICTORY AND OPPOSITE TERMS. (See page 38).
1982. PARALOGISM AND SOPHISM.
5211. PRIVATIVE AND NEGO-POSITIVE TERMS.
1993. A DIVISION OF THE DEDUCTIVE FALLACIES.
5312. ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE TERMS.
2004. GENERAL DIVISIONS EXPLAINED.
5413. OUTLINE.
2015. FALLACIES OF IMMEDIATE INFERENCE.
5514. SUMMARY.
2026. FALLACIES OF LANGUAGE. (Equivocation.)
5615. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
2037. FALLACIES IN THOUGHT.
5716. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
2048. OUTLINE.
5817. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
2059. SUMMARY.
59CHAPTER 5. THE EXTENSION AND INTENSION OF TERMS.
20610. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES IN THE TESTING OF ARGUMENTS IN BOTH FORM AND MEANING.
601. TWO-FOLD FUNCTION OF CONNOTATIVE TERMS. (See page 52.)
20711. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
612. EXTENSION AND INTENSION DEFINED.
20812. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
623. EXTENDED COMPARISON OF EXTENSION AND INTENSION.
209CHAPTER 17. INDUCTIVE REASONING.
634. A LIST OF CONNOTATIVE TERMS USED IN EXTENSION AND INTENSION.
2101. INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING DISTINGUISHED.
645. OTHER FORMS OF EXPRESSION FOR EXTENSION AND INTENSION.
2112. THE INDUCTIVE HAZARD.
656. LAW OF VARIATION IN EXTENSION AND INTENSION.
2123. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM OF INDUCTION.
666a. TWO IMPORTANT FACTS IN THE LAW OF VARIATION.
2134. THE VARIOUS CONCEPTIONS OF INDUCTION.
676b. THE LAW OF VARIATION DIAGRAMMATICALLY ILLUSTRATED.
2145. INDUCTION AND DEDUCTION CONTIGUOUS PROCESSES.
687. OUTLINE.
2156. INDUCTION AN ASSUMPTION.
698. SUMMARY.
2167. UNIVERSAL CAUSATION.
709. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
2178. THE LAW OF THE UNIFORMITY OF NATURE.
7110. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
2189. INDUCTIVE ASSUMPTION JUSTIFIED.
7211. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
21910. THREE FORMS OF INDUCTIVE RESEARCH.
73CHAPTER 6. DEFINITION.
22011. INDUCTION BY SIMPLE ENUMERATION.
741. IMPORTANCE.
22112. INDUCTION BY ANALOGY.
752. THE PREDICABLES.
22213. INDUCTION BY ANALYSIS.
763. THE NATURE OF A DEFINITION.
22314. PERFECT INDUCTION.
774. DEFINITION AND DIVISION COMPARED.
22415. TRADUCTION.
785. THE KINDS OF DEFINITIONS.
22516. OUTLINE.
796. WHEN THE THREE KINDS OF DEFINITIONS ARE SERVICEABLE.
22617. SUMMARY.
807. THE RULES OF LOGICAL DEFINITION.
22718. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
818. TERMS WHICH CANNOT BE DEFINED LOGICALLY.
22819. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
829. DEFINITIONS OF COMMON EDUCATIONAL TERMS.
229CHAPTER 18. THE FIVE SPECIAL METHODS OF OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT.13
8310. OUTLINE.
2301. THE AIM OF THE FIVE METHODS.
8411. SUMMARY.
2312. METHOD OF AGREEMENT.
8512. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
2323. METHOD OF DIFFERENCE.
8613. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
2334. THE JOINT METHOD OF AGREEMENT AND DIFFERENCE.
8714. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
2345. METHOD OF CONCOMITANT VARIATIONS.
88CHAPTER 7. LOGICAL DIVISION AND CLASSIFICATION.
2356. THE METHOD OF RESIDUES.
891. NATURE OF LOGICAL DIVISION.
2367. THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND UNITY OF THE FIVE METHODS.
902. LOGICAL DIVISION DISTINGUISHED FROM ENUMERATION.
2378. OUTLINE.
913. LOGICAL DIVISION AS PARTITION.
2389. SUMMARY.
924. RULES OF LOGICAL DIVISION.
23910. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
935. DICHOTOMY.
24011. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
946. CLASSIFICATION—COMPARED WITH DIVISION.
241CHAPTER 19. THE AUXILIARY ELEMENTS OF INDUCTION. OBSERVATION—EXPERIMENT—HYPOTHESIS.
957. KINDS OF CLASSIFICATION—ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL.
2421. THE FOUNDATION OF INDUCTIVE GENERALIZATIONS.
968. TWO RULES OF CLASSIFICATION.
2432. OBSERVATION.
979. USE OF DIVISION AND CLASSIFICATION IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
2443. EXPERIMENT.
9810. TOPICAL OUTLINE.
2454. RULES FOR LOGICAL OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT.
9911. SUMMARY.
2465. COMMON ERRORS OF OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT.
10012. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
2476. THE HYPOTHESIS.
10113. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
2487. INDUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS DISTINGUISHED.
102CHAPTER 8. LOGICAL PROPOSITIONS
2498. HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY.
1031. THE NATURE OF LOGICAL PROPOSITIONS.
2509. THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PERMISSIBLE HYPOTHESIS.
1042. KINDS OF LOGICAL PROPOSITIONS.
25110. THE USES OF HYPOTHESES.
1053. THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF A CATEGORICAL PROPOSITION.
25211. CHARACTERISTICS NEEDED BY SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATORS.
1064. LOGICAL AND GRAMMATICAL SUBJECT AND PREDICATE DISTINGUISHED.
25312. OUTLINE.
1075. THE FOUR KINDS OF CATEGORICAL PROPOSITIONS.
25413. SUMMARY.
1086. PROPOSITIONS WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO THE LOGICAL TYPE.
25514. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
1097. PROPOSITIONS WHICH ARE NOT NECESSARILY ILLOGICAL.
25615. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
1108. THE RELATION BETWEEN SUBJECT AND PREDICATE.
257CHAPTER 20. LOGIC IN THE CLASS ROOM.
1119. OUTLINE.
2581. THOUGHT IS KING.
11210. SUMMARY.
2592. SPECIAL FUNCTION OF INDUCTION AND DEDUCTION.
11311. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
2603. TWO TYPES OF MIND.
11412. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
2614. TOO MUCH CONSERVATISM IN SCHOOL ROOM.
11513. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
2625. THE METHOD OF THE DISCOVERER.
116CHAPTER 9. IMMEDIATE INFERENCE—OPPOSITION.
2636. THE REAL INDUCTIVE METHOD OR DISCOVERER’S METHOD NOT IN VOGUE IN CLASS ROOM WORK.
1171. THE NATURE OF INFERENCE.
2647. AS A METHOD OF INSTRUCTION DEDUCTION IS SUPERIOR TO INDUCTION.
1182. IMMEDIATE AND MEDIATE INFERENCE.
2658. CONQUEST NOT KNOWLEDGE THE DESIDERATUM.
1193. THE FORMS OF IMMEDIATE INFERENCE.
2669. MOTIVATION AS RELATED TO THE SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY.
120CHAPTER 10. IMMEDIATE INFERENCE (CONTINUED)—OBVERSION, CONVERSION, CONTRAVERSION AND INVERSION.
26710. DISCOVERER’S METHOD OR THE REAL INDUCTIVE METHOD ADAPTED TO CLASS ROOM WORK.
1214. EPITOME OF THE FOUR PROCESSES OF IMMEDIATE INFERENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOUR LOGICAL PROPOSITIONS.
26811. THE QUESTION AND ANSWER METHOD NOT NECESSARILY ONE OF DISCOVERY.
1225. OUTLINE.
26912. OUTLINE.
1236. SUMMARY.
27013. SUMMARY.
1247. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
27114. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
1258. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
27215. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
1269. PROBLEMS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
273CHAPTER 21. LOGIC AND LIFE.
127CHAPTER 11. MEDIATE INFERENCE. THE SYLLOGISM.
2741. LOGIC GIVEN A PLACE IN A SECONDARY COURSE.
1281. INFERENCE AND REASONING.
2752. MAN’S SUPREMACY DUE TO POWER OF THOUGHT.
1292. THE SYLLOGISM.
2763. IMPORTANCE OF PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT.
1303. THE RULES OF THE SYLLOGISM.
2774. NECESSITY OF RIGHT THINKING.
1314. RULES OF THE SYLLOGISM EXPLAINED.
2785. INDIFFERENT AND CARELESS THOUGHT.
1325. THE DICTUM OF ARISTOTLE.
2796. THE RATIONALIZATION OF THE WORLD OF CHANCE.
1336. CANONS OF THE SYLLOGISM.
2807. THE RATIONALIZATION OF POLITICAL AND BUSINESS SOPHISTRIES.
1347. THREE MATHEMATICAL AXIOMS.
2818. THE RATIONALIZATION OF THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.
1358. OUTLINE.
2829. A RATIONALIZATION OF THE ATTITUDE TOWARD WORK.
1369. SUMMARY.
28310. THE LOGIC OF SUCCESS.
13710. ILLUSTRATIVE EXERCISES.
28411. OUTLINE.
13811. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
28512. SUMMARY.
13912. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
28613. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
140CHAPTER 12. FIGURES AND MOODS OF THE SYLLOGISM.
28714. QUESTIONS FOR ORIGINAL THOUGHT AND INVESTIGATION.
1411. THE FOUR FIGURES OF THE SYLLOGISM.
288GENERAL EXERCISES IN TESTING THE VALIDITY OF CATEGORICAL ARGUMENTS.
1422. THE MOODS OF THE SYLLOGISM.
289GENERAL EXERCISES IN TESTING THE VALIDITY OF HYPOTHETICAL, DISJUNCTIVE AND DILEMMATIC ARGUMENTS.
1433. TESTING THE VALIDITY OF THE MOODS.
290SETS OF EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR TRAINING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
1444. SPECIAL CANONS OF THE FOUR FIGURES.
291BIBLIOGRAPHY.
1455. SPECIAL CANONS RELATED.
292OUTLINE OF BRIEFER COURSE.
1466. MNEMONIC LINES.
293Footnotes.
1477. RELATIVE VALUE OF THE FOUR FIGURES.
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