RE: How do you teach fundamental logic to someone that doesn't gr ok it?

From: kragen@pobox.com
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 12:40:25 PDT


"Pang, Hokkun" <HPang@Yesmail.com> writes:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hall [mailto:johnhall@evergo.net]
>
> I was presented with this problem from a lady that taught logic at the
> college level.
>
> About the simplest thing in logic is:
> Given: A => B
> Given: A
> Conclude: ?
>
> What do you do with a student that can't answer that question?

You teach them the definition of "=>". Because that's what answering
that question comes down to.



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