logical analysis
Structured argument evaluation
Logical analysis is the process of breaking down an argument, statement, or problem into its component parts to examine their structure and validity.
It involves identifying premises, conclusions, and the relationships between them: Her logical analysis revealed a flaw in the reasoning.
The term appears in philosophy, mathematics, and everyday critical thinking.
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- deductionConclusion from premises
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- sound argumentLogically valid reasoning
syllogism · if and only if · argumentation · fallacy · Vienna Circle · validity · predicate · mathematical proof · contradiction · algorithm · conclusion · theorem · tautology · reductio ad absurdum · logical fallacy · quantifier · semantics · rational
- Analytic PhilosophyBertrand Russell, G.E. Moore, Vienna Circle, A.J. Ayer, propositions
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
- critical analysiscritical essay, critique, close reading, book review, deconstruction
- Indian PhilosophyVedanta, yoga philosophy, Advaita, Buddhist philosophy, Upanishads
- dialecticsdialectic, dialectics, Socratic method, Socratic dialogue, thesis
- empiricismempiricism, positivism, empirical research, inductive reasoning, Vienna Circle
logical analysisintuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
gut feeling · instinct · hunch · sixth sense · gut instinct
logical analysisemotional reasoning
Treating feelings as evidence
free association · stream of consciousness · magical thinking · wishful thinking · lateral thinking
logical analysisblind faith
Trust without requiring proof
superstition · irrationality · mysticism · revelation · dogma