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What Is Logical Thinking?
Logical thinking involves reasoning from information according to relationships, rules, evidence, and valid structures of thought.
A simple logical chain
Premise: All approved applicants completed the required assessment. Fact: Maria is an approved applicant. Conclusion: Maria completed the required assessment.
Real-life reasoning is often more uncertain
Logical thinking also involves recognizing when the available information is insufficient for a conclusion. Useful questions: Does the conclusion follow? Are the premises reliable? Am I confusing correlation with causation?
Where it is useful
Analysis, programming, mathematics, research, troubleshooting, planning, and decision-making.
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