Fundamentals of Logic and Reasoning
📌 Logic is a main branch of philosophy concerned with rational attempts to achieve logical reasoning and avoid fallacies (sesat pikir).
🗣️ Logic originates from the Greek word "logos" (word or correct thought) and is known in Arabic as "Ilmu Mantik" (from *natqo*, meaning to speak).
📜 Logic studies the correctness of thought structure, not necessarily the truth of the content being thought about, aiming for precise and sound reasoning.

Logical Reasoning Methods
1️⃣ Deduction: Drawing specific conclusions from general premises (general to specific), often using the syllogism structure perfected by Aristotle.
* *Example:* Major Premise: All living beings need food; Minor Premise: Anton is a living being; Conclusion: Anton needs food to sustain life.
2️⃣ Induction: Deriving a general law from multiple specific or individual cases (specific to general), commonly used in the exact sciences through observation and experimentation.
* *Example:* Observing that several specific horses (Sumbawa, Australian, American) have a heart leads to the general conclusion: Every horse has a heart.
3️⃣ Abduction: A form of proof based on syllogism, but it yields weaker conclusions compared to deduction and induction.
* *Example:* Premise: Jogja students demonstrated; Premise: Andi is a Jogja student; Conclusion: Andi *most likely* participated in the demonstration.

Benefits and Application of Logic
🧠 Losing logical reasoning is equivalent to losing the foundation for straight and sound thinking necessary to discover true knowledge.
🏛️ Logical and critical reasoning serves as a foundation that helps understand all sciences, as science must be coherent, consistent, systematic, and ultimately verifiable.
💬 The term "logical" in common conversation implies anything that is sensible and acceptable to common sense (masuk akal).

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Logic is defined as the science that investigates the correctness of our thinking structure and establishes the rules for rational argumentation.
➡️ The three core reasoning methods are Deduction (general to specific), Induction (specific to general), and Abduction (offering the most probable conclusion).
➡️ In Islamic tradition, logic is studied as Ilmu Mantik, considered a tool to distinguish between true and false statements.

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