Logic

**Unit 1: Logic and Argumentation**


As you learned in Basic Forensics, logic is one of the fundamental elements of persuasion or argumentation. Along with emotion (pathos) and credibility (ethos), Aristotle included logic (logos) on his rhetorical triangle. In Basic Forensics, we focused much of our time on using pathos and ethos to persuade your audience. In this unit, we will focus on the basics of logical thinking, the different types of logic (deductive and inductive), logical fallacies, and you will complete a rhetorical analysis of a persuasive text.