An old tradition has it that there are two branches of logic: deductive logic and inductive logic. More recently, the differences between these disciplines have become so marked that most people nowadays use "logic" to mean deductive logic, reserving terms like "confirmation theory" for at least some of what used to be called inductive logic. I shall follow the more recent practice, and shall construe "philosophy of logic" as "philosophy of deductive logic".

It's hard to work out his system of logic.

This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.

"It's not a matter of opinion that she wasn't anywhere near her husband when somebody shoved a needle in him," I said, miffed. "I would have seen her."
"By that logic, nobody did it because you didn't see anybody."

Fred is designing the logic for the new controller.

We identify four logics of empowerment (political, economic, social, and security) and apply these to understanding empowerment’s historical and contemporary meanings-in-use.

Nay, is not the author himself "logicking" against logic, from the beginning of his book to the end ?

He logicked that one out. He snuck into Haiti and scored herbs to rev him and calm him.

If things had gone as usual this night, if Kit had not logicked her into agreement, then she probably would have opened the door tonight.

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